Bible Dictionary: Essay

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

2. (n.) A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.

3. (n.) An assay. See Assay.

4. (n.) To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.

5. (n.) To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay.

Library

Essay on Faith.
... LETTERS ON THE INSPIRATION OF THE SCRIPTURES. ESSAY ON FAITH. Faith may
be defined as fidelity to our own being, so far as such ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/essay on faith.htm

Introductory Essay.
... Introductory Essay. St. Augustin as an Exegete. By the Rev. David Schley
Schaff. The exegetical writings of Augustin are commentaries ...
/.../augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/introductory essay .htm

Introductory Essay.
... Introductory Essay. By Professor MB Riddle, DD. The treatise of Augustin On
the Harmony of the Evangelists (De Consensu Evangelistarum ...
/.../augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/introductory essay 2.htm

Introductory Essay.
... Introductory Essay. St. Chrysostom as an Exegete. By MB Riddle, DD. The
pre-eminence of Chrysostom as a preacher remains undisputed ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/introductory essay.htm

Introductory Essay.
... writings in connection with the donatist controversy. St. Augustine. Introductory
Essay. By Rev. Chester D. Hartranft, DD. [ Prev] [Top] [Next ]. ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /introductory essay .htm

The Feeblest Essay in the Volume is the First. ...
... I. The feeblest essay in the volume is the first.� The feeblest essay in
the volume is the first. It is not without grave concern ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/i the feeblest essay in.htm

Introductory Essay on the Manichæan Heresy,
... Introductory Essay on the Manichæan Heresy,. By Albert H. Newman, DD, LL.D. ...
/.../introductory essay on the manichaean.htm

Essay
An Essay on the Mosaic Account of the Creation and Fall of Man. <. ...
Essay. THERE are not a few difficulties in the account ...
/.../an essay on the mosaic account of the creation and fall of man/essay.htm

The Third Essay in the Present Volume is by "The Rev. ...
... III. The third Essay in the present volume is by "the Rev.� The third
Essay in the present volume is by "the Rev. Baden Powell ...
/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/iii the third essay in.htm

Essay iv. The Generous Spirit, Who, when Brought among the Tasks ...
... A SAILOR'S FORTUNE. ESSAY IV. the generous spirit, who, when brought Among
the tasks of real life� the generous spirit, who, when ...
/.../confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/essay iv the generous spirit.htm

Thesaurus

Essay (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything;
a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend. ...
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Offer (403 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used with at. ... 11. (vt)
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball. Int. ...
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Taste (46 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience;
to undergo. ... 16. (n.) Essay; trial; experience; experiment. 17. ...
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Proffer (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vt) To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to
undertake. ... 4. (n.) Essay; attempt. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Parable (52 Occurrences)
... Jewish and other non-Biblical parables are discussed and illustrated by examples
in Trench's Notes on the Parables of our Lord, introductory essay, chapter iv ...
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Theme (1 Occurrence)
... or argument; a text. 2. (n.) Discourse on a certain subject. 3. (n.) A
composition or essay required of a pupil. 4. (n.) A noun ...
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Try (84 Occurrences)
... conclusions. 9. (vt) To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
10. (vt) To essay; to attempt; to endeavor. 11. (vi ...
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Touch (82 Occurrences)
... 33. (n.) A hint; a suggestion; slight notice. 34. (n.) A slight and brief essay.
35. (n.) A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone. 36. ...
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Esrom (2 Occurrences)

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Envoy (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; --
also in the French from, l'envoi. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Essay (1 Occurrence)

Job 4:2 If a word were essayed to thee, wouldest thou be grieved? But who can refrain from speaking?
(Root in DBY WBS)

Subtopics

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