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93361 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tychicus.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , a “faithful minister in the Lord” ( Ephesians 6:21, Ephesians 6:22 ), who, with Trophimus, accompanied Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem ( Acts …
93362 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Uzziah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… was faithful to Jehovah, and “did that which was right in the sight of the Lord” ( 2 Kings 15:3; 2 Chronicles 26:4, 2 Chronicles 26:5 ); but toward the close of his long life …
93363 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Works, Good.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… it. Faith and love in the heart are the essential elements of all true obedience. Hence good works only spring from a believing heart, can only be wrought by …
93364 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zadok.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , remaining faithful to David, became high priest alone ( 1 Kings 2:27, 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Chronicles 29:22 ). In him the line of Phinehas resumed the dignity, and held it …
93365 Etymology dictionary, p. Achates.2
name of the armor-bearer and faithful friend of Aeneas in the "Aeneid;" The phrase fidus Achates was proverbial for "faithful friend, loyal and devoted companion." The name is from Greek akhatēs "agate" (see agate ).
93366 Etymology dictionary, p. adhesion (n.).2
… persons ("faith is adhesion unto God"), but by 18c. adhesion was "generally used in the material, and adherence in the metaphysical sense." [Johnson]
93367 Etymology dictionary, p. affiance (v.).2
… fidus "faithful" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade").
93368 Etymology dictionary, p. affiance (v.).3
From mid-16c. especially "to promise in marriage." The earlier form of the word was affy (Middle English affien "to trust, have faith; have faith in" c. 1300), from Old French afier. Related: Affianced; affiancing .
93369 Etymology dictionary, p. affidavit (n.).2
… fidus "faithful" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade"). So called from being the first word of sworn statements.
93370 Etymology dictionary, p. agenda (n.).2
… of faith," from Latin agenda, literally "things to be done," neuter plural of agendus, gerundive of agere "to do" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move").
93371 Etymology dictionary, p. Aladdin.2
… the faith," from a'la "height" + din "faith, creed." Figurative use often in reference to his magic lamp, by which difficulties are overcome, or his cave full of riches …
93372 Etymology dictionary, p. Anabaptist (n.).3
… new faith, they baptized converts who already had been baptized (as infants) in the older Catholic or older Protestant churches. Modern branches (notably …
93373 Etymology dictionary, p. anthropomorphite (n.).2
… of faith that the Supreme Being exists in human form," from Late Latin anthropomorphitae (plural); see anthropomorphous + -ite (1). Specifically of certain sects …
93374 Etymology dictionary, p. antichrist (n.).2
… the faith at the end of the world, from Late Latin antichristus, from Greek antikhristos (I John ii.18), from anti- "against" (see anti- ) + khristos (see Christ ). The earliest …
93375 Etymology dictionary, p. apology (n.).3
… the faith.
93376 Etymology dictionary, p. apostate (n.).2
… or faith," from Old French apostat and directly from Late Latin apostata (which form also was used in Middle English), from Greek apostasia, apostasis "defection …
93377 Etymology dictionary, p. apostatize (v.).2
… one's faith, principles, or church," 1610s, from Late Latin apostatizare, earlier apostatare, from apostata "one who forsakes his religion or faith" (see apostate …
93378 Etymology dictionary, p. auto-da-fe (n.).2
… the faith," especially the public burning of a heretic, from Latin actus de fide. The elements are auto "a play," in law, "an order, decree, sentence," from Latin actus …
93379 Etymology dictionary, p. backslide (v.).2
in the religious sense "abandon faith or devotions, apostatize," 1580s, from back (adv.) + slide (v.). Related: Backslider; backsliding (1550s).
93380 Etymology dictionary, p. Baha'i (n.).2
… the faith."