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Greek

3014. lepra -- leprosy
... leprosy. Cognate: 3014 -- a deeply infectious, contagious skin disease
rendering a person "ceremonially unclean" in Jewish society. ...
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2158. euschemon -- comely
... yoo-skhay'-mone) Short Definition: comely, honorable Definition: (a) comely, seemly,
decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), wealthy, influential. ...
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323. anadeixis -- a showing forth
... the proclamation of an appointment Definition: the proclamation of an appointment
(to an office); perhaps rather admission to membership of a society. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8356. shathah -- foundation, stay (of society)
... shathah or shath. 8357 . foundation, stay (of society). Transliteration: shathah
or shath Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-thaw') Short Definition: foundations. ...
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5980. ummah -- close by, side by side with
... From amam; conjunction, ie Society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional
prefix), near, beside, along with -- (over) against, at, beside, hard by ...
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2267. cheber -- company, association, spell
... charmer company, enchantment, wide. From chabar; a society; also a spell -- + charmer(-
ing), company, enchantment, X wide. see HEBREW chabar. 2266, 2267. ...
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Library

The Founding of the Society
... THE FOUNDING OF THE SOCIETY. IT is a somewhat ... His plans. The name by which
this Society was known was The Kingdom of God. Christ did ...
/.../the founding of the society.htm

The Machinery of the Society
... THE MACHINERY OF THE SOCIETY. SUCH in dimmest outline is the Programme of Christ's
Society. ... Is it worth while joining Christ's Society or is it not? ...
/.../the machinery of the society.htm

The Sins of Society
... AMOS THE SINS OF SOCIETY. ... He has a message to our state of society which,
in many particulars, resembles that which he had to rebuke. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the sins of society.htm

The Programme of the Society
... THE PROGRAMME OF THE SOCIETY. HUNDREDS of years before Christ's Society
was formed, its Programme had been issued to the world. I ...
/.../the programme of the society.htm

London Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. London Missionary Society. ... From his suggestions, the society
was formed, in 1795, by several ministers of various denominations. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/london missionary society.htm

Netherlands Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Netherlands Missionary Society. The principal labors
of this society are expended in Dutch India and in Siam. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/netherlands missionary society.htm

Rhenish Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Rhenish Missionary Society. The successes of the
London Missionary Society inspired the pious inhabitants ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/rhenish missionary society.htm

German Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. German Missionary Society. This society was preceded
in its formation by the Missionary Seminary at Basle, in 1816. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/german missionary society.htm

Scottish Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. Scottish Missionary Society. This society was established,
in 1796, by the members of the Episcopal church in Edinburgh. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/scottish missionary society.htm

English Baptist Missionary Society.
... STATISTICS OF CHURCHES. English Baptist Missionary Society. ... The society took him
under their patronage, and sent him back in company with Dr. Cary. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/english baptist missionary society.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

2. (n.) Connection; participation; partnership.

3. (n.) A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.

4. (n.) The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.

5. (n.) Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.

Thesaurus

Society (4 Occurrences)
... any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness,
pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society. ...
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Primogeniture
... 10); (compare figurative usage in the New Testament: Romans 8:29 Hebrews 12:23;
Hebrews 1:6 Revelation 1:5). 4. The Firstborn in Ancient Society; Sacrifice and ...
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Righteousness (442 Occurrences)
... righteous. Again, some other things seem righteous because their consequences
are beneficial, both for society and for the individual. ...
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Armenian
... 1. Ararat-Armenian: The first version of the New Testament into Ararat Armenian,
by Dittrich, was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society at Moscow ...
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Conscience (36 Occurrences)
... found out and exposed to the knowledge of all; and, only when the force of the public
conscience breaks forth on the culprit, driving him from society, does he ...
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Order (809 Occurrences)
... of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position;
a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or ...
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Outcast (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society,
or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond. ...
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Fellow (166 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal
Society. 9. (vt) To suit with; to pair with; to match. Int. ...
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Education (4 Occurrences)
... By education we understand the sum total of those processes whereby society transmits
from one generation to the next its accumulated social, intellectual and ...
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Member (20 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual
forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends. ...
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Bible Concordance

Society (4 Occurrences)

Luke 6:22 "Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.
(WEY)

Acts 24:5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:
(BBE)

Titus 3:10 A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;
(BBE)

Exodus 6:3 and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Jehovah I was not known to them.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Related Terms

Righteousness (442 Occurrences)

Armenian

Conscience (36 Occurrences)

Order (809 Occurrences)