Bible Dictionary: Decorate

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To deck with that which is ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to embellish; to beautify; as, to decorate the person; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors.

Greek

2885. kosmeo -- to order, arrange
... Verb Transliteration: kosmeo Phonetic Spelling: (kos-meh'-o) Short Definition: I
put into order, adorn Definition: I put into order; I decorate, deck, adorn. ...
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4737. stephanoo -- to crown
... to crown. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stephanoo Phonetic Spelling:
(stef-an-o'-o) Short Definition: I crown, adorn Definition: I crown, adorn, decorate ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5710b. adah -- to ornament or deck oneself
... root Definition to ornament or deck oneself NASB Word Usage adorn (1), adorn yourself
(1), adorned (2), adorns (1), decorate (1), decorated yourselves (1 ...
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3302. yaphah -- to be fair or beautiful
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be fair or beautiful NASB Word Usage beautiful
(5), decorate (1), fairer (1), make yourself beautiful (1). ...
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Library

How a Schoolmaster Became a God.
... The washermen far and near were told to bring cloths of different colours with which
to cover and decorate the car, and payment for them was promised. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hodson/old daniel/chapter nine how a schoolmaster.htm

First Day in New York
... He could make a cross of flowers look like a picture, and he could make a bouquet
for the most particular bride, he could decorate a little chapel around the ...
/.../chapter iii first day in.htm

The Doctrine Adorned
... to the dictionary, and tell you something like this: 'To "adorn" is to set off to
advantage, to add to the attractiveness, to beautify, to decorate as with ...
/.../howard/standards of life and service/v the doctrine adorned.htm

Rarity the Only Cause which Makes Such Things Valuable.
... Emeralds [121] lurk in their belts; and the sword (that hangs) below their bosom
alone is witness to the cylindrical stones that decorate its hilt; and the ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter vii rarity the only cause.htm

The Choice of Pursuits.
... fancy? To be one in a full procession?"to dig my kindred clay? To decorate
the gallery of art? to clear a few acres of forest? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xxi the choice of.htm

The Good Samaritan
... with the march of life," and looks sadly upon the glittering stars and crosses which
adorn him, remembering how soon they will only serve to decorate his coffin ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xlviii the good samaritan.htm

Thankful Service.
... thankfulness. It is for this reason that we build beautiful Churches, and
decorate them with stained glass windows, and rich carvings. ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon lix thankful service.htm

The Messenger
... "I have another royal obelisk to decorate," he said, fixing the young man with a
steady eye, "of a surety,"without doubt,"inevitably,"for the thing is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter iii the messenger.htm

Athor, the Golden
... "By the grace of the mutable Hathors," the young man muttered as he dropped back
into his seat, "my father may yet decorate a temple to Set, but by the same ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter vii athor the golden.htm

Profit and Loss
... Decorate the tenement, but suffer not the inhabitant to die of starvation; paint
not the ship while you are letting the crew perish for want of stores on board ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/profit and loss.htm

Thesaurus

Decorate (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To deck with that which is ornamental, or honorary;
to adorn; to embellish; to beautify; as, to decorate the person; to decorate...
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Decorated (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Decorate. Multi-Version Concordance
Decorated (12 Occurrences). Luke 21:5 As some were talking ...
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Ostrich (9 Occurrences)
... These exquisite feathers were first used to decorate the headdress and shields of
desert chieftains, then as decorations for royalty, and later for hat and ...
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Jewelry (18 Occurrences)
... for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came;
for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ...
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Graves (37 Occurrences)
... Matthew 23:29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the
tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, (See NIV). ...
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Grace (277 Occurrences)
... Called also grace hoop or hoops. 15. (vt) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and
dignify. 16. (vt) To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor. 17. ...
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Woe (102 Occurrences)
... hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs
of the righteous, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Wo (92 Occurrences)
... For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the
righteous, (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Illuminate (1 Occurrence)
... a book. 2. (vt) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building
or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. 3. (vt ...
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Illustration (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
Multi-Version Concordance Illustration (3 Occurrences). ...
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Bible Concordance

Decorate (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
(WEB NIV)

1 Kings 7:18 So he made the pillars; and there were two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 4:30 And thou, that art spoiled, what doest thou, that thou clothest thyself with scarlet, that thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, that thou enlargest thine eyes with paint? In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold, they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 23:40 Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
(WEB NAS)

Subtopics

Decorate

Related Terms

Decorated (12 Occurrences)

Ostrich (9 Occurrences)

Jewelry (18 Occurrences)

Graves (37 Occurrences)

Grace (277 Occurrences)

Woe (102 Occurrences)

Wo (92 Occurrences)

Illuminate (1 Occurrence)

Illustration (3 Occurrences)