CANAANITE RELIGION

Meaning of CANAANITE RELIGION in English

beliefs and practices prevalent in ancient Palestine and Syria during the 2nd and 1st millennia BC, centring primarily on the deities El, Baal, and Anath (qq.v.). From time to time it subverted the essential monotheism of the Israelites after they occupied Canaan, the Promised Land of the Old Testament.

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RELIGION — Religion: Din (also deen) A-RELIGION beliefs-creed and worship: Peoples beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature,reason of creation and worship …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
RELIGION — Religion: Din (also deen) A-RELIGION beliefs-creed and worship: Peoples beliefs and opinions concerning the existence, nature,reason of creation and worship …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
CANAANITE — noun Etymology: Greek Kananitēs, from Kanaan Canaan, from Hebrew Kĕna‘an Date: 1535 a member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RELIGION — I Relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, …
Английский словарь Британика
CANAANITE — I. ˈkānəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Kananitēs, from Kanaan, Chanaan + -itēs -ite 1. in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RELIGION — rə̇ˈlijən, rēˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Latin religion-, religio reverence, piety, religion, probably from religare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RELIGION — (n.) The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of …
Английский словарь Webster
CANAANITE — (n.) A zealot.
Английский словарь Webster
CANAANITE — (n.) A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited …
Английский словарь Webster
CANAANITE — (n.) A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.
Английский словарь Webster
RELIGION — ( n. ) The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANAANITE — ( n. ) A zealot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANAANITE — ( n. ) A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANAANITE — ( n. ) A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RELIGION — — religionless , adj. /ri lij"euhn/ , n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANAANITE — — Canaanitish /kay"neuh nuy'tish/ , Canaanitic /kay'neuh nit"ik/ , adj. /kay"neuh nuyt'/ , n. 1. a member of a Semitic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANAANITE — n. member of a Semitic people which inhabited ancient Canaan; group of Semitic languages spoken in ancient Palestine and Syria
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANAANITE — adj. of or pertaining to Canaan; of or pertaining to Canaanites; of or pertaining to the Canaanite languages
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RELIGION — noun Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANAANITE — noun Etymology: Greek Kananitēs, from Kanaan Canaan, from Hebrew Kĕna‘an Date: 1535 : a member of a Semitic people inhabiting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RELIGION — noun strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as if it were an enjoined rule of conduct. 2. religion …
Webster English vocab
CANAANITE — noun a zealot. 2. canaanite ·noun a descendant of canaan, the son of ham, and grandson of noah. 3. canaanite …
Webster English vocab
CANAANITE — [ 'keɪnənʌɪt ] ■ noun a native or inhabitant of Canaan, the biblical name for the area of ancient Palestine …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANAANITE — [Ca.naan.ite] n [Gk Kananites, fr. Kanaan Canaan, fr. Heb Kena'an] (1535): a member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Palestine …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RELIGION — human beings' relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, spiritual, or divine. Religion is commonly regarded as consisting …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANAANITE — Canaanite BrE AmE ˈkeɪn ə naɪt -i‿ə- ▷ Canaanite|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RELIGION — / rɪˈlɪdʒən; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the belief in the existence of a god or gods, and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RELIGION — re ‧ li ‧ gion S2 W2 /rɪˈlɪdʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ religion …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RELIGION — n. 1 the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RELIGION — n. 1 the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RELIGION — n.1 the belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship. …
Oxford English vocab
RELIGION — ( religions) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Religion is belief in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RELIGION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES freedom of religion/worship (= the right to hold/practise any religious belief ) ▪ Liberal newspapers …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RELIGION — [noun] - the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worshipShe …
Cambridge English vocab
RELIGION — n. Australian religion Baltic religion Celtic religion civil religion Egyptian religion establishment of religion clause Etruscan religion Finno Ugric religion …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RELIGION
Longman Activator English vocab
RELIGION — сущ. 1) религия externals of religion ≈ религиозная обрядность, внешние проявления религиозности under the guise of religion ≈ под покровом …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RELIGION — religion.ogg rıʹlıdʒ(ə)n n 1. 1> религия 2> религия, религиозное учение Buddhist religion - буддизм 2. монашество to lead the life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RELIGION — religion сущ.1) религия externals of religion — религиозная обрядность, внешние проявления религиозности under the guise of religion — под покровом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RELIGION — n 1. 1> религия 2> религия, религиозное учение Buddhist religion - буддизм 2. монашество to lead the life of religion …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANAANITE — n. хананеянин, хананеянка
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CANAANITE — n. хананеянин, хананеянка
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RELIGION — сущ. 1) религия externals of religion — религиозная обрядность, внешние проявления религиозности under the guise of religion — под покровом …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RELIGION — сущ. 1) религия externals of religion — религиозная обрядность, внешние проявления религиозности under the guise of religion — под покровом религии to tolerate all …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RELIGION — _n. 1> религия; - get religion 2> монашество; to enter into religion - постричься в монахи; to be in religion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
RELIGION — n. 1. религия; - get religion 2. монашество; to enter into religion - постричься в монахи; to be in religion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
RELIGION — _n. 1> религия; to get religion _разг. стать религиозным 2> монашество; to enter into religion постричься в монахи; to be …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
RELIGION — сущ. 1) религия, социальный институт, основанный на верованиях и ритуалах; 2) религиозное учение; 3) культ, святыня; 4) мировоззрение и поведение …
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
CANAANITE — ханаанитянин, ханаанин; человек, принадлежащий к одному из племен, обитавших на земле Ханаан (Западная Палестина)
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
RELIGION — сущ. 1) религия externals of religion ≈ религиозная обрядность, внешние проявления религиозности under the guise of religion ≈ под покровом …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANAANITE LANGUAGES — group of Northern Central or Northwestern Semitic languages including Hebrew, Moabite, Phoenician, and Punic. They were spoken in ancient times …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANAANITE INSCRIPTIONS — a group of 11 inscriptions recovered from bowls and other utensils found in several archaeological sites in Palestine dating from …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANAANITIC — I. |kānə|nid.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : canaanite II 2. : constituting or belonging to a subdivision of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMORITE — I. ˈaməˌrīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hebrew ĕmōrī + English -ite 1. in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIMON — /suy"meuhn/ ; Fr. /see mawonn"/ for 7 , n. 1. the original name of the apostle Peter. Cf. Peter . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIESTHOOD — the office of a priest, a ritual expert learned in a special knowledge of the technique of worship and accepted …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGH PLACE — Hebrew Bamah, or Bama, Israelite or Canaanite open-air shrine usually erected on an elevated site. Prior to the conquest of …
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ALPHABET — set of graphs, or characters, used to represent the phonemic structure of a language. In most alphabets the characters are …
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SYRO-PALESTINIAN ARTS — the arts and architecture of ancient Syria and Palestine. The countries bordering the Mediterranean between the Sinai Peninsula and the …
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MELCHIZEDEK — also spelled Melchisedech, in the Old Testament, a figure of importance in biblical tradition because he was both king and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANAAN — area variously defined in historical and biblical literature, but always centred on Palestine. Its original pre-Israelite inhabitants were called Canaanites. …
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BAAL — [Judaic] The antiquity of the worship of the god or gods of Baal extends back to the 14th century BCE …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SIMON — (contracted form of Simeon, a hearing). â Son of Mattathias. See: Maccabees â Son of Onias the high priest, whose …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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