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noun
- The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
- Therefore is the name of it called . - Gen. xi. 9.
- Alternative spelling of babel.
| | | Baptist |
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noun
- (uncountable) A Protestant denomination of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers, as opposed to the baptism of infants.
- (countable) An adherent of this denomination.
- (countable) (Archaic) One who performs baptism.
adjective
- Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
| | Barnabas |
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proper noun
- A male given name of Biblical origin
- An early Christian apostle
| | Bartholomew |
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proper noun
- a male given name of Greek and Biblical origin
| | bdellium |
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noun
- Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora. Bdellium was an adulterant of the costly myrrh and remains a binder in perfumes.
| | beast |
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noun
- Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to vertebrates, sometimes excluding birds.
- A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilised manner.
| | beatitude |
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noun
- (uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
- Any one of the Biblical blessings given by Jesus in Matthew 5:3-12, each beginning as "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"(Matthew 5:5), ect...
| | behemoth |
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noun
- A great and mighty beast described in Job 40:15-24 used to illustrate God's mightiness.
- A great and mighty monster.
- Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
| | Benjamin |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
- (biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel.
| | Bible |
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proper noun (Bibles)
- The Christian holy book.
- The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
- The analogous holy book of another religion.
- A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of any of the above.
adjective
- (context, disputed usage) Biblical
- Since times, Israel has had many enemies.
| | Boaz |
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proper noun
- A biblical name from the Book of Ruth.
| | book |
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noun
- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
- A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
- I'm running a on who is going to win the race.
- A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
- a of stamps
- a of raffle tickets
- A major division of a published work, larger than a chapter, commonly an academic publication or the Bible.
- The script of a musical.
- (usually, in plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
- A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
- (context, law) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
- (context, poker slang) four of a kind
verb
- (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use
- I want to a hotel room for tomorrow night
- I can tickets for the concert next week
- (transitive) To penalise (someone) for an offence.
- The police booked him for driving too fast
- (context, intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
- He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
- (transitive) To write down.
- They booked that message from the hill
- (context, transitive, law) To receive the highest grade in a class.
- The top three students had a bet on which one was going to their intellectual property class.
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