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481 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1011.43 (Matthew Henry)
… Mr. Herbert, when he mentioned the name of Christ, used to add, my Master; and thus expresses himself concerning it in one of his poems:
482 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.82 (Matthew Henry)
… . George Herbert, in his poem called The Bag, very affectingly brings in our Saviour, when his side was pierced, thus speaking to his disciples:
483 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1040.10 (Matthew Henry)
… . George Herbert says, Kneeling never spoiled silk stockings .
484 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Adam in the Old Testament.2
… or Herbert Spencer. Evolution (unfolding) is the great process or movement; natural selection and survival of the fittest name only guesses at some of its …
485 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amiable.2
… T. Herbert), "They keep their churches so cleanly and amiable" (Howell, 1644). "What made the tabernacle of Moses lovely was not the outside, which was very mean, but …
486 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Conscience.25
… and Herbert Spencer, tended to dissipate the halo surrounding the conscience, by representing it as merely an emotional equivalent for the authority of …
487 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Dictionaries.325
Giles, Herbert Allen. A Chinese Biographical Dictionary. London: Quaritch, 1898.
488 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Evolution.6
… of Herbert Spencer, the scientific use of the word evolution was limited to the narrow department of embryology. By him, the term was made synonymous with …
489 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Evolution.12
… by Herbert Spencer: the integration of matter out of an indefinite incoherent homogeneity into definite coherent heterogeneity with concomitant dissipation …
490 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. God, 1.104
… whatsoever. Herbert Spencer's definition may be taken as representative: God is the unknown and unknowable cause of the universe, "an inscrutable power …
491 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sacrifice, in the Old Testament, 1.124
… and Herbert Spencer also find the origin of sacrifices in the idea of a gift, whether to the deity or to dead ancestors, food being placed for them, and this afterward …
492 Etymology dictionary, p. *bhereg-.2
*bherəg-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to shine; bright, white." It forms all or part of: Albert; Bertha; birch; bright; Egbert; Ethelbert; Gilbert; Herbert; Hubert; Lambert; Robert .
493 Etymology dictionary, p. bright (adj.).3
… , Gilbert, Herbert, Hubert, Lambert. In modern German it survives in names only ( Albrecht, Ruprecht ) and has been otherwise lost.
494 Etymology dictionary, p. Doctor Martens.2
type of heavy walking boots, 1977 (use claimed from 1965), trademark name taken out by Herbert Funck and Klaus Martens of West Germany.
495 Etymology dictionary, p. evolution (n.).3
… ), and Herbert Spencer and other biologists after Darwin popularized evolution .
496 Etymology dictionary, p. good-neighbor (adj.).2
also (chiefly British English) good-neighbour, adjectival phrase, in reference to U.S. foreign policy, especially in Latin America, 1928, originally in Herbert Hoover. The good neighbours is Scottish euphemism for "the fairies" (1580s).
497 Etymology dictionary, p. Herbert.1
Herbert
498 Etymology dictionary, p. Herbert.2
masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from Old French Herbert, Latinized from Frankish *Hari-berct, *Her(e)-bert, literally "army-bright;" see harry (v.) + bright (adj.).
499 Etymology dictionary, p. heredity (n.).2
… by Herbert Spencer.
500 Etymology dictionary, p. Hooverville.2
… . president Herbert C. Hoover (1874-1964), who was in office when the Depression began, + common place-name ending -ville. Earlier his name was the basis of Hooverize …