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Thus in each case we have the substance, although not the form, of the parable; in each an incident of common life is employed for the illustration of higher truth. But while comparison is thus the general meaning of the word before us, it has acquired a special sense in distinction ...
and the ensuing: member of the sentence puts the meaning beyond a question: "O king, break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity." A new idea is here presented, namely, that of merit and purchas...
Many representations of Mary Magdalene show her weeping, and by the early 1600s, her name became synonymous with "teary." For this particular meaning, we kept the medieval English spelling of her name: maudlin. It's not the only meaning her name has been given. Because the woman in Luke...
This, which is the most obvious, may have the same meaning as the previous derivation, which is supported by the sacred text (1Sa 1:20). II. History.— 1. Private Life.— The circumstances of his birth were ominous of his future career. He was the son of Elkanah, an Ephrathite or...