Prostrated

  • 1Prostrated — Prostrate Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to… …

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  • 2prostrated — pros·trate || prÉ‘ streɪt /prÉ’ v. render powerless, subdue; bring down, cast down; lie flat, lie face down adj. lying low, subjugated; beaten, defeated; helpless, defenseless, unprotected; exhausted, feeble, frail …

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  • 3SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… …

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  • 4TEMPLE — The article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple history structure the ground plan of the temple the detailed plan of the temple general description the porch THE MAIN ROOM (HEKHAL) OR HOLY PLACE …

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  • 5Prostrate — Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to demolish; to… …

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  • 6Prostrating — Prostrate Pros trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prostrating}.] 1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. to overthrow; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 8Satanic Verses — For the novel by Salman Rushdie, see The Satanic Verses. Part of a series on the Quran …

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  • 9Joseph (Hebrew Bible) — Joseph or Yosef ( he. יוֹסֵ, Standard Yosef Tiberian Unicode|Yôsēp̄ , ar. يوسف, Yusuf ; He (The Lord) increases/may add ), is a major figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). He was Jacob s eleventh son and Rachel s… …

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  • 10Legends and the Qur'an — This article considers the relation of the Qur an, the central religious text of Islam, and myths and legends. Myths are narratives that serve to explain and describe the experienced world by laying bare its archetypal patterns; they are often… …

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