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noun
- a case on the altar of a church that contains the consecrated host and wine for the Eucharist
- the portable place of worship in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant in the book of Exodus
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adjective
- of, or relating to the Talmud
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noun
- The region of the skull on either side of the forehead.
- A building for worship.
- "A temple of Zeus."
- (often capitalized) The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.
- (French), Sometimes used to describe a protestant church in French-speaking nations.
- Something regarded as holding religious presence.
- Something of importance; something attended to.
- My body is my temple.
- (Ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
- (obsolete) a body
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noun - (geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared
adjective - (geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared
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noun (plural: testimonies)
- Statements made by a witness in court.
- An account of first-hand experience.
- In a church service, a personal account, such as of one's conversion.
| | text |
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noun
- A written passage consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- A book, tome or other set of writings.
- A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
- (computing) data, Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data).
- (slang) A text message.
verb
- To send a text message using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
| | textual |
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adjective
- of, or relating to text
| | textualism |
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noun
- strict adherence to some text, especially to the Bible
- textual criticism, especially that of the Bible
| | textualist |
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noun
- a practitioner or adherent of textualism
| | theologian |
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noun
- One who studies theology.
| | theological |
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adjective
- Of or related to theology.
| | theology |
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noun (theologies)
- The study of God and the truthfulness of religion in general.
- An organized method of interpreting spiritual works and beliefs into practical form.
| | theosophy |
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noun
- a philosophy that holds that all religions have a portion of the truth
| | Thomism |
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noun
- (philosophy, theology) The philosophy and theology of w:Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas.
| | throne |
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noun
- The ornate seat a King or Queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
- He approached the reverently.
- (colloquial) The lavatory or toilet.
- She"s on the .
- (context, Biblical tradition) The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above minions and below cherubim.
- (context, music) A type of stool used by drummers.
| | tiara |
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noun
- the papal crown
| | tide |
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noun
- The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon
- A stream, current or flood.
- Let in the of knaves once more; my cook and I'll provide. — Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, III-iv
- (obsolete) Time, period or season.
- This lusty summer's — Geoffrey Chaucer
- And rest their weary limbs a — Edmund Spenser
- Which, at the appointed , Each one did make his bride — Edmund Spenser
- At the tide of Christ his birth " Fuller?
- Something which changes like the tides of the sea.
- Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
- There is a in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. — Shakespeare. Julius Caesar, IV-iii
- (obsolete) Violent confluence — Francis Bacon
- (context, mining) The period of twelve hours.
verb (tid, ing)
- (transitive) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
- They are tided down the stream. — Feltham?
- (context, intransitive, obsolete) To betide; to happen.
- What should us tide of this new law? — Geoffrey Chaucer
- (intransitive) To pour a tide or flood.
- (context, nautical) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
| | tierce |
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noun
- A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.
- Quotations
- 1882, Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, p. 205.
- A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.
- (music) The third tone of the scale. See mediant.
- A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
- (fencing) The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
- (heraldiccharge) An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.
- (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour.
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noun
- a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front
- a stole worn by Anglican ministers
| | titular |
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noun
- One who holds a title
adjective
- Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title
- Existing in name only; nominal
| | trine |
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noun
- A group of three things
- An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart
adjective
- triple, threefold
- (context, of two celestial or astrological bodies) 120° apart
| | trinitarian |
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noun
- Someone who believes in the Trinity.
adjective
- Believing in the Trinity.
| | Trinity |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) used since the 1970s, from the religious term Holy Trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.
| | trope |
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noun
- A figure of speech, such as a metaphor, in which a word or phrase is used other than in a literal manner
- (music) A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music
- (music) A phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir
- (Judaism) A cantillation
- (literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the 'mad scientist' of horror or 'once upon a time' introduction to fairytales. Similar to a Cliché, but is not necessarily pejorative.
verb (trop, ed)
- To use, or embellish something with a trope
| | tunic |
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noun - A garment worn over the torso.
| | tunicle |
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noun
- (obsolete) a small tunic
- a vestment worn by an archdeacon
- 1845: In illustrating his views on the Popish tendency of these rubrics, the rev. gentleman particularly referred to the use of the alb, and cope, and , by the clergy in the discharge of their official duties. " The Times, 11 Jan 1845, p.5 col. D
- (anatomy) a tunica; a membrane or membranous sheath of skin
- 1974: Bruno counted on his fingers the four times he had come and looking down bared from its the bullace of his glans collared with suds. " Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
| | twelve |
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adjective
- Describing a set or group with twelve components. There are twelve months in a year.
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