But the French nobility - la noblesse -is still very much alive. In fact, in sheer numbers there may be more nobles today than there were before the Revolution. "We reckon there are 4,000 families today that can call themselves noble. True, at the Revolution there were 12,000 families....
Verifying the definitions of words in a verse are critical for an accurate and more complete understanding of the word of God. The definitions for the words Berea/Bereans; noble; receive and pant are detailed in this section. One of the ways the bible interprets itself is to look up words...
Also a biblical name after one of Jesus’ 12 disciples (known as the author of “The Book of Mark” in the Bible’s New Testament) Variants: Mattiyahu (Hebrew name) and Matt Michael Origin: Hebrew and Old English boy name Meaning:“Who is like God?” or “a gift from God” Pr...
The term "surname" may be used to translate terms from non-English names which carry additional shades of meaning, most notably in the case of Roman cognomens. In fact, thenomenwas the surname as the word is commonly understood today but the terms were first applied when surname was still...
Proverbs 31:15 sn The word חֹק (khoq) probably means “allotted portion of food” as before, but some suggest it means the task that is allotted to the servants, meaning that the wise woman gets up early enough to give out the work assignments (Tg. Prov 31:15, RSV, NRSV, ...
for more substance and meaning for their existence. This peaceful feeling of having meaning to life only comes when we honor our true selves, dig deeper into our heart space and be honest about who we are. Have you thought about how and in what ways you fit in the big scheme of things...
Meaning: connected with a king, royal, regal, (a) an officer in the service of the king, (b) the king's country. Word Origin: Derived from βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning "king." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "basilikos...
It is not the works, but the BELIEF which is here decisive and determines the order of rank—to employ once more an old religious formula with a new and deeper meaning—it is some fundamental certainty which a noble soul has about itself, something which is not to be sought, is not to...
aGood morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differenc...
I don’t think that’s the actual meaning in the suttas, though. While the Buddha does occasionally say that householders can be awakened, those references are relatively rare, and they don’t say that householders are equally able. There’s much more emphasis on the idea that awakening in...