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Music
·noun Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
II. Music ·noun Harmony; an accordant combination ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Music
Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultiv...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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music
The watch-word among highwaymen, signifying the person is a friend, and must pass unmolested. Music ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Music
The most ancient music.-The inventor of musical instruments, like the first poet and the first forge...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Guildhall
·noun The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a townhall.
...
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Guildhall
On the east side of King Street at No. 23 (P.O. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward and Cheap Ward, extend...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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School
·noun A session of an institution of instruction.
II. School ·noun A shoal; a multitude; as, a scho...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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school
A term applied to a shoal of any of the cetacean animals.
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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school of venus
A bawdy-house.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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school of fish
(Ang. Sax. sceol. Dutch, school.) An other pronunciation of the word shoal, and applied to a large n...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Music drama
·add. ·- An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, ·etc., the m...
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Music hall
·add. ·- A place for public musical entartainments; specif. (·Eng.), ·esp. a public hall for vaudevi...
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Music, Instrumental
Among instruments of music used by the Hebrews a principal place is given to stringed instruments. T...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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marriage music
The squalling and crying of children.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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rough music
Saucepans, frying-paps, poker and tongs, marrow-bones and cleavers, bulls horns, &c. beaten upon and...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dull music
A term applied to anything tedious.
...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rough music
Rolling shot about on the lower deck, and other discordant noises, when seamen are discontented, but...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Guildhall of the Teutons
See Steelyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Alley
Out of Basinghall Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Buildings
1) East out of Guildhall Yard to Basinghall Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap and Bassishaw Wards.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Chambers
On the east side of Basinghall Street at Nos 31 to 34 (P.O. Directory). In Bassishaw Ward.
First me...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Chapel
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Library
On the northern side of the Guildhall, adjoining Basinghall Street, to No. 72 (P.O. Directory). In B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Tavern
At the south-east corner of Guildhall Yard, on the north side of Gresham Street, Nos. 81 and 83, and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Yard
North out of Gresham Street to the Guildhall, at No. 23 King Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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City of London School
At the east end of the Victoria Embankment, east of John Carpenter Street, in Farringdon Ward Withou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Barbison school
·add. ·- A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Correspondence school
·add. ·- A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction being based on printed instruction...
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Public school
·add. ·- In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local gover...
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School-teacher
·noun One who teaches or instructs a school.
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Vested school
·add. ·- In Ireland, a national school which has been built by the aid of grants from the board of C...
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(St.) Anne's School
In Foster Lane. Established 1709. For 30 boys and 30 girls.
In praise of St. Anne and St. Agnes.
N...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Antony's School
Founded in the reign of H. VI. in the Hospital of St. Anthony (q.v.). Perhaps the most celebrated in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Blackfriars School
Founded in 1716 by Peter Joy, for 40 boys and 30 girls (Dodsley, 1761).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Charity School
See St. Botolph Aldgate Charity School.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mercers' School
On the south side of Holborn in Barnard's Inn. Erected here in 1894.
The Hall of the inn retained a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's School
Formerly on the eastern side of St. Paul's Churchyard, west of Old Change, in Farringdon Ward Within...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Starling School
On Little Tower Hill. Founded 1673 by Sir Samuel Starling for forty boys and thirty girls of the par...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stationers' School
On the north side of Fleet Street between Bolt Court east and St. Dunstan's Court west, in Farringdo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ward School
See Lime Street and Cornhill Wards' School.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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boarding school
Bridewell, Newgate, or any other prison, or house of correction.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cavaulting school
A Bawdy-house.
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pushing school
A fencing school; also a brothel.
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school butter
Cobbing, whipping.
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vaulting school
A bawdy-house; also an academy where vaulting and other manly exercises are taught.
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school-schnapper
n.
a fish.A name given to the Schnapper when three years old.See Schnapper.
...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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school-district
A division of a city or State for establishing schools. The State of New York is divided into more t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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school-ma'am
A school-mistress. This word is peculiar to New England.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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gray-school
A particular shoal of large salmon in the Solway about the middle of July.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Guildhall of the Cologne Merchants
See Steelyard.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall
The chapel within the precincts of the Guildhall, in Guildhall Yard (Fabyan, p. 297). In Cheap Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Nicholas Guild of, Guildhall Chapel
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French
...
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Of
·prep During; in the course of.
II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
III...
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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Aldersgate Ward School
Behind 77 Little Britain; a few doors from Aldersgate Street (Lockie, 1810). Founded in 1702 for chi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Aldgate Ward School
Between Duke Street and Mitre Street, east of St. James' Church, with a passage into Mitre Street (O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Billingsgate Ward School
On the east side of Botolph Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (O.S.).
Erected on the site of the churchyar...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bridge Ward School
In Old Swan Lane, on the west side (Lockie, 1810).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cordwainers' Charity School
In Old Change at the corner of Watling Street, by St. Paul's Churchyard (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield School
Founded 1673 by Sir Samuel Sterling for sixteen poor boys of the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (Dod...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green School Court
South out of London Wall. In Cripplegate Ward Within (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site is covere...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lady Holles' School
At the south-east corner of Redcross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O.S. 1880).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cornhill Wards' School
On the west side of St. Mary Axe, east of Leathersellers' Hall. In Lime Street Ward (O.S. 1875 and 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Merchant Taylors' School
On the east side of Suffolk Lane, in Dowgate Ward (O.S. 1880).
First mention: Founded 1561 by the m...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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School House Passage
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 184, west of Queen Street (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Not name...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Sepulchre's Charity School
In Bell Court, Giltspur Street, nearly opposite the Church (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guildhall Court, Basinghall Street
See Evans' Court.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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All Hallows Staining School
Founded 1669 by Wm. Winter's Will for the education and apprenticeship of 6 boys (Dodsley).
Boys no...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Botolph Aldgate Charity School
In Victualling Office Square. On the east side of Little Tower Hill, west of and facing the Mint (Lo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Broad Street Ward School
See Coleman Street Ward School.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coleman Street Ward School
On the south side of London Wall, at 17 Copthall Avenue and Crosskey Court, London Wall (P.O. Direct...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Mary le Bow School
This seems to have been one of the three schools in London, mentioned by Fitzstephen in 1175, the ot...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sir John Cass' School
At the north end of Church Row, north-east of St. Botolph
Aldgate Churchyard. In Portsoken Ward. Fr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Unheard-of
·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
...
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kind of
In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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rising of
More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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receivers of droits of admiralty
Now termed receivers of wreck (which see).
...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cordwainers and Bread Street School
In Well Court, Bow Lane (Rocque, 1746).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Farringdon Ward Within. Charity School
At the west end of Bull and Mouth Street, early facing Butcher Hall Lane (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Beeroth of the children of Jaakan
(Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).
...
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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...
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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...
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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan
the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon
and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH]
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Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach
[Ecclesiasticus]
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Angle of entry
·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...
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Angle of incidence
·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...
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Bird of paradise
·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...
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Concert of Europe
·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert.
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Corps of Engineers
·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...
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Jane-of-apes
·noun A silly, pert girl;
— corresponding to jackanapes.
...
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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...
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Matter-of-fact
·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
...
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Mother-of-pearl
·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...
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Mother-of-thyme
·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum);
— called also wild thyme.
...
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Out-of-door
·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...
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Volunteers of America
·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...
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Wheel of fortune
·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...
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Ancient of Days
An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of e...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Atonement, Day of
The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...
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Avenger of blood
(Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...
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Baale of Judah
Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....
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Babel, tower of
The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...
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Babylon, kingdom of
Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...
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Baca, Valley of
(Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...
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Baptism of Christ
Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
...
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Changes of raiment
Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).
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Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...
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Chronicles, Books of
The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....
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Coat of mail
The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...
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Coming of Christ
(1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...
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Consolation of Israel
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...
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Crown of thorns
Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...
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Daniel, Book of
Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...
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David, City of
1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...
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Decision, Valley of
A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...
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Decrees of God
"The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...
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Degrees, Song of
Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...
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Desolation, Abomination of
(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...
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Destruction, City of
(Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...
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Drawer of water
(Deut. 29:11; Josh. 9:21, 23), a servile employment to which the Gibeonites were condemned.
...
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
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Ephraim, Wood of
A forest in which a fatal battle was fought between the army of David and that of Absalom, who was k...
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Esther, Book of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...
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Exodus, Book of
Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...
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Ezekiel, Book of
Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...
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Ezra, Book of
This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time...
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Fall of man
An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...
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Flame of fire
Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...
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Foreknowledge of God
Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...
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Forgiveness of sin
One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...
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Galilee, Sea of
(Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names.
1) In the Old Testament it ...
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Gibeah of Judah
(Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...
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Gibeah of Phinehas
(Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...
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Gilead, Balm of
The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...
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Goodness of God
A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...
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Government of God
See Providence.
...
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Grace, means of
An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...
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Habakkuk, Prophecies of
Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...
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Haggai, Book of
Consists of two brief, comprehensive chapters. The object of the prophet was generally to urge the p...
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Holy of holies
The second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitte...
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Hosea, Prophecies of
This book stands first in order among the "Minor Prophets." "The probable cause of the location of H...
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Host of heaven
The sun, moon, and stars are so designated (Gen. 2:1). When the Jews fell into idolatry they worship...
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Humiliation of Christ
(Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances,...
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Intercession of Christ
Christ's priestly office consists of these two parts, (1) the offering up of himself as a sacrifice,...
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Israel, Kingdom of
(B.C. 975-B.C. 722). Soon after the death of Solomon, Ahijah's prophecy (1 Kings 11:31-35) was fulfi...
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James, Epistle of
1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...
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Jealousy, Image of
An idolatrous object, seen in vision by Ezekiel (Ezek. 8:3, 5), which stood in the priests' or inner...
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Kingdom of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Chri...
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Kir of Moab
Isa. 15:1. The two strongholds of Moab were Ar and Kir, which latter is probably the Kir-haraseth (1...
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Lamentations, Book of
Called in the Hebrew canon 'Ekhah, meaning "How," being the formula for the commencement of a song o...
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Law of Moses
Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by ...
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Mail, Coat of
"a corselet of scales," a cuirass formed of pieces of metal overlapping each other, like fish-scales...
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Malachi, Prophecies of
The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth cha...
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Man of sin
A designation of Antichrist given in 2 Thess. 2:3-10, usually regarded as descriptive of the Papal p...
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Micah, Book of
The sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The superscription to this book states that the ...
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Mount of beatitudes
See Sermon on the mount.
...
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Mount of corruption
(2 Kings 23:13; Vulg., "mount of offence"), the name given to a part of the Mount of Olives, so call...
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Nahum, Book of
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (B.C. 743). Others, howev...
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Naphtali, Tribe of
On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, "Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth go...
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Nativity of Christ
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets (Gen. 49:10; Isa. 7...
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Nehemiah, Book of
The author of this book was no doubt Nehemiah himself. There are portions of the book written in the...
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Nimrim, Waters of
The stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Ne...
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Numbers, Book of
The fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be-midbar, i.e., "in the wilderness....
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Obadiah, Book of
Consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Isra...
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Olves, Mount of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of ...
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Samuel, Books of
The LXX. translators regarded the books of Samuel and of Kings as forming one continuous history, wh...
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Sea of glass
A figurative expression used in Rev. 4:6 and 15:2. According to the interpretation of some, "this ca...
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Sea of Jazer
(Jer. 48:32), a lake, now represented by some ponds in the high valley in which the Ammonite city of...
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Shalim, Land of
Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of Jerusalem (1 Sam. 9:4), perhaps in the neighb...
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Shalisha, Land of
Probably the district of Baal-shalisha (2 Kings 4:42), lying about 12 miles north of Lydda (1 Sam. 9...
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Shaveh, Valley of
Valley of the plain the ancient name of the "king's dale" (q.v.), or Kidron, on the north side of Je...
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Siddim, Vale of
Valley of the broad plains, "which is the salt sea" (Gen. 14:3, 8, 10), between Engedi and the citie...
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Siloam, Pool of
Sent or sending. Here a notable miracle was wrought by our Lord in giving sight to the blind (John 9...
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Siloam, Tower of
Mentioned only Luke 13:4. The place here spoken of is the village now called Silwan, or Kefr Silwan,...
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Sin, Wilderness of
Lying between Elim and sinai (Ex. 16:1; comp. Num. 33:11, 12). This was probably the narrow plain of...
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Solomon, Song of
Called also, after the Vulgate, the "Canticles." It is the "song of songs" (1:1), as being the fines...
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Son of God
The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen. 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6...
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Son of man
1) Denotes mankind generally, with special reference to their weakness and frailty (Job 25:6; Ps. 8:...
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Stream of Egypt
(Isa. 27:12), the Wady el-Arish, called also "the river of Egypt," R.V., "brook of Egypt" (Num. 34:5...
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Tabernacles, Feast of
The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33-43). It is also called the "feast of...
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Testimony, Tabernacle of
The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained "the testimony", i.e., the "two table...
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Tiberias, Sea of
Called also the Sea of Galilee (q.v.) and of Gennesaret. In the Old Testament it is called the Sea o...
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Tongues, Confusion of
At Babel, the cause of the early separation of mankind and their division into nations. The descenda...
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Tongues, Gift of
Granted on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4), in fulfilment of a promise Christ had made to his discip...
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Tree of life
Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opini...
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Trumpets, Feast of
Was celebrated at the beginning of the month Tisri, the first month of the civil year. It received i...
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Vine of Sodom
Referred to only in Deut. 32:32. Among the many conjectures as to this tree, the most probable is th...
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Water of jealousy
A phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescri...
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Water of purification
Used in cases of ceremonial cleansings at the consecration of the Levites (Num. 8:7). It signified, ...
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Water of separation
Used along with the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial cleansing of persons defiled by contact...
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Weeks, Feast of
See Pentecost.
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