Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Buckler". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".. King James Dictionary - Buckler Buckler A shield. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; myBUCKLER, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tow...
the doctrine that Christ will return to the world in a visible form and set up a kingdom to last 1000 years, after which the world will come to an end. —chiliast, n. —chiliastic,adj. Christology the branch of theology that studies the personality, attitudes, and life of Christ. —...
moon-worship, selenolatry - the worship of the moon salaah, salaat, salah, salat - the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca praise - offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang...
...that sword which defended the world; we have just laid down that buckler which covered the nations of the earth. God blesses the soil with fertility; English looms labour for every climate. All thewatersof the globe are covered with English ships. We are softened by fine arts, civilize...
keeping the animals at a steady pull, except for breathing spells. The miner had been a muleskinnerin his time, just as he had tried his hand at a dozen other occupations. In the still night the crack of his whip sounded clear as a shot when it hissed above the flanks of the leaders...
from The Century Dictionary. In an upright manner. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adverbIn an upright manner. fromWiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. adverbIn anuprightmanner. ...
from The Century Dictionary. noun In archaeology, an object of stone or shell, flat, or convex on one side and concave on the other, and sometimes provided with perforations. noun A piece of armor protecting the throat and sometimes the upper part of the breast. noun A variety of wimple ...
Christ plant,Euphorbia milii,crown of thorns Euphorbia,genus Euphorbia- type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice spurge- any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice ...
Define Blue Lines. Blue Lines synonyms, Blue Lines pronunciation, Blue Lines translation, English dictionary definition of Blue Lines. or blue line n. Either of two blue lines running across an ice-hockey rink, usually 60 feet from each goal, and dividin
1. To drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity: Leaves fell from the tree. 2. a. To drop oneself to a lower or less erect position: I fell back in my chair. The pilgrims fell to their knees. b. To lose an upright or erect position suddenly: tripped and fell. c...