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Greek

5455. phoneo -- to call out
... From phone; to emit a sound (animal, human or instrumental); by implication, to
address in words or by name, also in imitation -- call (for), crow, cry. ...
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3402. mimetes -- an imitator
... 3402 (the root of the English term, , "one who imitates, emulates") -- properly,
the positive imitation that arises by admiring the pattern set by someone ...
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5262. hupodeigma -- a figure, copy, example
... copy, pattern. From hupodeiknumi; an exhibit for imitation or warning (figuratively,
specimen, adumbration) -- en-(ex-)ample, pattern. see GREEK hupodeiknumi. ...
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5179. tupos -- typically
... a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, ie A statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance;
specially, a sampler ("type"), ie A model (for imitation) or instance ...
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5261. hupogrammos -- a writing to be copied, an example
... example. From a compound of hupo and grapho; an underwriting, ie Copy for imitation
(figuratively) -- example. see GREEK hupo. see GREEK grapho. ...
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5296. hupotuposis -- an outline, sketch, fig. an example
... From a compound of hupo and a derivative of tupos; typification under (after), ie
(concretely) a sketch (figuratively) for imitation -- form, pattern. ...
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4807. sukaminos -- the mulberry tree, the sycamine
... sycamine tree, mulberry tree. Of Hebrew origin (shaqam) in imitation of sukomoraia;
a sycamore-fig tree -- sycamine tree. see GREEK sukomoraia. see HEBREW shaqam ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7975. Shiloach -- a reservoir in Jer.
... Shiloah, Siloah Or (in imitation of Shelach) Shelach (Neh. 3:15) {sheh'-lakh}; from
shalach; rill; Shiloach, a fountain of Jerusalem -- Shiloah, Siloah. ...
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Library

Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ. <. Imitation of Christ Thomas A Kempis. Translated by
Rev. William Benham Table of Contents. Title Page. THE FIRST BOOK. ...
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The Imitation of Christ
The Imitation of Christ. <. The Imitation of Christ Thomas À Kempis.
Table of Contents. Title Page. Foreword. BOOK ONE. ...
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Of the Imitation of Christ, and of Contempt of the World and all ...
Imitation of Christ. ... ADMONITIONS PROFITABLE FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE CHAPTER I Of the
imitation of Christ, and of contempt of the world and all its vanities. ...
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Imitation of an Earthquake.
... Book IV. Chapter XXXIX."Imitation of an Earthquake. The sensation of an
earthquake they cause in such a way, as that all things ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxxix imitation of an earthquake.htm

Its Imitation by Demons.
... Chapter LXII."Its imitation by demons. And the devils, indeed, having
heard this washing published by the prophet, instigated ...
/.../justin/the first apology of justin/chapter lxii its imitation by demons.htm

And Since, in Imitation of a Rhetorician Training a Pupil...
... Chapter XXVIII. And since, in imitation of a rhetorician training a pupil�
And since, in imitation of a rhetorician training a ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxviii and since in.htm

Virgins are Called to the Imitation of the Church in the ...
... Discourse VIII."Thekla. Chapter XII."Virgins are Called to the Imitation
of the Church in the Wilderness Overcoming the Dragon. ...
/.../chapter xii virgins are called to.htm

Imitation of Christ's Kindness.
... PHILANTHROPIC SUBJECTS. 778. " Imitation of Christ's Kindness. 778. CM
W. Croswell. Imitation of Christ's Kindness. 1 Lord, lead ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/778 imitation of christs.htm

Pelagius, in Imitation of Cyprian, Wrote a Book of Testimonies.
... Book IV. Chapter 21."Pelagius, in Imitation of Cyprian, Wrote a Book of
Testimonies. Even that heresiarch of these men, Pelagius ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 21 pelagius in imitation of.htm

Thoughts Upon the Imitation of Christ.
... Thoughts upon the Imitation of Christ. IF we seriously consider with our
selves that Wonder of all Wonders, that Mystery of all ...
/.../private thoughts upon a christian life/thoughts upon the imitation of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of copying.

2. (n.) That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.

3. (n.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voices. Cf. Canon.

4. (n.) The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3.

Thesaurus

Imitation (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Imitation (3 Occurrences). ... For God said, "See that you
make everything in imitation of the pattern shown you on the mountain." (WEY). ...
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Imagery (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) The work of one who makes images or visible
representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. ...
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Imitator (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.). One who makes an imitation. Multi-Version
Concordance Imitator (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 11:1 ...
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Model (9 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a
government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of ...
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Partridge (2 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew word for this bird, qore', means "a caller," and the Latin perdix is
supposed to be an imitation of its cry, and as all other nations base their ...
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Canon
... thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of
imitation. See Imitation. 8. (n.) The largest size of type ...
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Copy (18 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as,
a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue. ...
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Counterfeit (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing
the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques ...
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Instructed (80 Occurrences)
... Acts 7:44 "Our forefathers had the Tent of the Testimony in the Desert, built as
He who spoke to Moses had instructed him to make it in imitation of the model ...
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Jesus (10891 Occurrences)
... 1) Condition of Entrance (2) Christ's Attitude to Sin (3) Attainment of Righteousness
(a) Repentance (b) Faith "Coming" to Christ (c) Imitation of Christ ...
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Bible Concordance

Imitation (3 Occurrences)

Acts 7:44 "Our forefathers had the Tent of the Testimony in the Desert, built as He who spoke to Moses had instructed him to make it in imitation of the model which he had seen.
(WEY)

Hebrews 8:5 and serve a copy and type of the heavenly things, just as Moses was divinely instructed when about to build the tabernacle. For God said, "See that you make everything in imitation of the pattern shown you on the mountain."
(WEY)

1 Peter 1:15 but--in imitation of the holy One who has called you--you also must be holy in all your habits of life.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Imitation

Related Terms

Imagery (5 Occurrences)

Imitator (1 Occurrence)

Model (9 Occurrences)

Partridge (2 Occurrences)

Canon

Copy (18 Occurrences)

Counterfeit (3 Occurrences)

Instructed (80 Occurrences)