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1,326 words match “GOD”

AFFILIATE v.
son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion I. Taylor.
AFRESH adv.
Anew; again; once more; newly. They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. Heb. vi. 6.
AFTER prep.
g toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
AGAINST prep.
st the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale.
AGALMATOLITE n.
yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
AGREEMENT n.
od agreement subsists among the members of the council. What agreement hath the temple of God with idols 2 Cor. vi. 16. Expansion and duration have this further agreement. Locke.
ALIEN n.
One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies. Aliens from the common wealth of Israel. Ephes. ii. 12.
ALIENATE a.
Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with from. O alienate from God. Milton.
ALLELUIA; ALLELUIAH n.
An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.
ALLNESS n.
Totality; completeness. [R.] The allness of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity. R. Turnbull.
ALLOTHEISM n.
The worship of strange gods. Jer. Taylor.
ALLOTMENT n.
part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party. The alloments of God and nature. L'Estrange. A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs. Broome.
ALMIGHTY a. 2 definitions
Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible. I am the Almighty God. Gen. xvii. 1.
ALONE a.
Sole; only; exclusive. [R.] God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. Bentley.
ALOOF adv.
Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.
ALTERNATE v.
, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly. The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil. Grew.
ALWAYS adv.
At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. Milton.
AM n.
The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be. God said unto Moses, I am that am. Exod. iii. 14.
AMBROSIA n. 2 definitions
The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
AMEN interj.
48. Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.
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