FIRSTFRUITS

Meaning of FIRSTFRUITS in English

Pronunciation: ' f ə rs(t)- ' früts

Function: noun plural

Date: 14th century

1 : the earliest gathered fruits offered to the Deity in acknowledgment of the gift of fruitfulness

2 : the earliest products or results of an endeavor

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FIRSTFRUITS — noun plural Date: 14th century the earliest gathered fruits offered to the Deity in acknowledgment of the gift of fruitfulness, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRSTFRUITS — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun plural Etymology: Middle English first fruites 1. : the earliest gathered fruits of the season ; specifically : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRSTFRUITS — n. first fruits to ripen, earliest products of the season; first results of an endeavor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIRSTFRUITS — noun plural Date: 14th century 1. : the earliest gathered fruits offered to the Deity in acknowledgment of the gift …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRSTFRUITS — [first.fruits] n pl (14c) 1: the earliest gathered fruits offered to the Deity in acknowledgment of the gift of fruitfulness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRSTFRUITS — firstfruits BrE AmE ˈfɜːs t fruːts AmE \ ˈfɝːs t -
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRSTFRUITS — â The law ordered in general that the first of all ripe fruits and of liquors, or, as it is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
FIRSTFRUITS — firstfruits pl первые плоды (тж. перен.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRSTFRUITS — firstfruits pl первые плоды (тж. перен.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRSTFRUITS — первые плоды
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PRIMITIAE — prīˈmishēˌē noun plural Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, firstlings, firstfruits, from primus first + -itiae, feminine plural of -itius -ice …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIMICES — ˈpriməsə̇z noun plural Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin primiciae, primitiae — more at primitiae : firstfruits
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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TAXES — I. Under the judges, according to the theocratic government contemplated by the law, the only payments incumbent upon the people …
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SACRIFICE — The peculiar features of each kind of sacrifice are referred to under their respective heads. I. (A) ORIGIN OF SACRIFICE.-The …
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PRIEST — The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter, signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin.-The idea of a priesthood connects …
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PENTECOST — that is, the fiftieth day (from a Greek word meaning fiftieth), or Harvest Feast, or Feast of Weeks, may be …
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LAW OF MOSES — It will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of this law, to …
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CORNELIUS — (of a horn), a Roman centurion of the Italian cohort stationed in Caesarea, (Acts 10:1) etc., a man full of …
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