first-fruits
1FIRST FRUITS — FIRST FRUITS, that portion of the fruits of each year s harvest that following the biblical injunction was to be taken to the Temple in Jerusalem. In the Bible The Hebrew term bikkurim and related terms for the first fruits derive from the same… …
2First Fruits — are a religious offering of the first agricultural produce of the harvest. In classical Greek, Roman, Hebrew and Christian religions, the first fruits were offered to the temple or church. First Fruits were often a primary source of income to… …
3First-Fruits — • First fruit offerings are designated in the Law by a threefold name: Bíkkûrîm, Reshîth, and Terûmôth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. First Fruits First Fruits …
4First fruits — First First (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others… …
5first-fruits — firstˈ fruitˈ or first fruitsˈ noun 1. The fruits first gathered in a season 2. First products or effects of anything 3. Payment in the form of first crops of a season, or annates, to a superior • • • Main Entry: ↑first first fruits see under… …
6first fruits — n [plural] BrE the first good result of something first fruits of ▪ the first fruits of the government s privatization policy …
7first fruits — noun plural the first successful results of an activity …
8first fruits — first′ fruits′ n. pl. 1) agr. the earliest fruit of the season 2) the first products or results of anything • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
9first fruits — n. [orig. transl. of Vulg. primitiae: see Ex. 23:16] 1. the earliest produce of the season 2. the first products, results, or profits of any activity …
10First-fruits — The first fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first born of man and animals. The law required, 1) That on the morrow after the Passover Sabbath a sheaf of new corn should be waved by the priest before the altar (Lev.… …
