| Aaron |
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proper noun
- (Judaism & Christianity) The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
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| Aaronical |
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adjective - Variant of aaronic.
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| aaronite |
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noun
- a descendant of Aaron.
- a Levite, Levite.
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| Aaron's rod |
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noun Aaron's, "s rod
- (archaic) A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
- (botany) A plant with a tall flowering stem; especially the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.
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| Abaddon |
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proper noun (plural: Abaddons)
- The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
- (poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit.
- Quotations
- In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt. - Milton
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| abba |
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noun - Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
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| Abdon |
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proper noun - (Judaism) the tenth .
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
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| Abel |
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proper noun
- (mythology) the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
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| Abigail |
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noun
- (given name, female, from Hebrew, ). A Biblical female given name.
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| Abimelech |
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proper noun
- A name of several Philistine kings.
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| Abner |
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proper noun
- (biblical) Cousin of Saul in the Old Testament.
- (given name, male, ).
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| Abraham |
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proper noun
- (context, Judaism, Christianity, Islam) A prophet in the Old Testament and Koran; the Semitic patriarch, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac (by his wife Sarah) and the Arab patriarch Ishmael (by his concubine Hagar).
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
- A surname.
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| Abram |
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proper noun
- A prophet in the Old Testament; Semitic patriarch, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac (by his wife Sarah) and the Arabic patriarch Ishmael (by his concubine Hagar). His name was later changed to Abraham.
- A male given name.
- A surname.
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| Absalom |
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proper noun
- (biblical character) The third son of David, king of Israel.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ), always rare.
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| aceldama |
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noun
- The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood. Figuratively: A field of bloodshed.
- Quotations
- The system of warfare ... which had already converted immense tracts into one universal . - w:Thomas De Quincey, De Quincey
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| Achab |
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proper noun
- A king of Israel according to the Bible.
- (given name, male).
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| Achaz |
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proper noun
- (alternative spelling of, Ahaz)
- a male given name
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| ADA |
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initialism
- w:American Dental Association, American Dental Association
- w:Americans for Democratic Action, Americans for Democratic Action
- w:Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act
- w:Assistant District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney
- The enzyme adenosine deaminase, specifically that affects RNA. See ADAR.
- w:American Diabetes Association, American Diabetes Association
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| Adam |
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proper noun
- The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, the mythological progenitor of the human race.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
- (figuratively) original sin, Original sin or human frailty.
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| Adamic |
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adjective - Of, relating to, or resembling Adam.
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| adamite |
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noun ((plural) adamites)
- A descendant of Adam; a human being.
- One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use of dress in their assemblies.
- A zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn2AsO4OH?.
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| agar |
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noun
- A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- (chemistry) An agarose, the principle constituent of the commercial gel.
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| Ahab |
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proper noun
- A male given name, see Achab.
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| Ahaz |
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proper noun
- (alternative spelling of, Ahaz)
- a male given name
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| Amalek |
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proper noun
- The biblical grandson of Esau
- The nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the w:Negev, Negev and some later migrating to Israel
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| Amos |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Book of Amos)
- (given name, male)
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- A prophet, author of the book of Amos.
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| Anakim |
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proper noun
- A mythical race of giants from Palestine
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| Andrew |
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proper noun
- The first Apostle in the New Testament.
- (given name, male).
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| Anna |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, from Hebrew, ) periodically popular as a variant of Ann in English.
- Ann, the apocryphal mother of Virgin Mary.
- (biblical character) A prophetess who saw the infant Jesus ( Luke 2:36-38)
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| antediluvian |
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noun
- One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.
adjective
- Extremely ancient or antiquated; old.
- Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.
- Supremely dated.
- Those ideas are antediluvian.
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| apocalypse |
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noun (rfc-split)
- (uncountable) (Religion) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
- (uncountable) The end of life on earth or all.
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| apocalyptic |
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adjective
- of, or relating to an apocalypse
- portending future disaster, devastation and doom
- revelatory or prophetic
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| apocrypha |
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noun
- (pluralia tantum) Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.
- Note: Fourteen such writings, or books, formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews of Palestine. The Council of Trent included all but three of these in the canon of inspired books having equal authority. The German and English Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title Apocrypha, as not having dogmatic authority, but being profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now commonly omitted from the King James's Bible. Note: the word is normally capitalised in this usage.
- (obsolete) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. - Locke.
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| Ark |
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proper noun
- The boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the w:Flood; (see w:Noah's Ark)
- The chest carried by the Hebrews containing the stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments; (see the w:Ark of the Covenant)
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| Armageddon |
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proper noun
- The place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil.
- The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
- Any great and crucial conflict.
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| ASA |
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initialism - Acoustical Society of America
- American Standards Association, which has changed its name to American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
- American Society for Anesthesiology.
- Amateur Swimming Association.
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| ASER |
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initialism
- Appraisal Subordinate Entitlement Reduction
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| Authorized Version |
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proper noun
- A translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commisioned for the Church of England.
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