PROVERBS

Meaning of PROVERBS in English

Pronunciation: ' prä- ˌ v ə rbz

Function: noun plural but singular in construction

: a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture ― see BIBLE table

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PROVERBS — noun plural but singular in construction a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and …
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PROVERBS — /prov"euhrbz/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) a book of the Bible, containing the sayings of sages. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROVERBS — n. book of the Bible, book of the Old Testament
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PROVERBS — noun plural but singular in construction : a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish …
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PROVERBS — [Prov.erbs] n pl but sing in constr: a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish …
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PROVERBS — Prov ‧ erbs /ˈprɒvɜːbz $ ˈprɑːvɜːrbz/ BrE AmE a book of the ↑ Old Testament of the Bible consisting of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROVERBS — Пословицы
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PROVERBS — Пословица
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PROVERBS — n. Притчи
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PROVERBS — n. Притчи
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PROVERBS, THE — also called The Book Of Proverbs, an Old Testament book of wisdom writing found in the third section of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROVERBS, BOOK OF — The title of this book in Hebrew is taken from its first word, mashal, which originally meant "a comparison." It …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PROVERB — Succinct and pithy saying that is in general use and expresses commonly held ideas and beliefs. Proverbs are part of …
Английский словарь Британика
PROVERB — I. ˈpräˌvərb, -və̄b, -vəib sometimes -ä_və(r)b noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English proverbe, from Middle French, from Latin proverbium, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROVERBIALIST — (n.) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
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PROVERBIALIST — ( n. ) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROVERBIALIST — noun one who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.
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PROVERB — succinct and pithy saying in general use, expressing commonly held ideas and beliefs. Proverbs are part of every spoken language …
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FREIDANK — flourished 13th century German didactic poet whose work became regarded as a standard repository of moral precepts. The poet was …
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ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS — born Oct. 27, 1469, Rotterdam, Holland [now in The Netherlands] died July 12, 1536, Basel, Switz. humanist who was the …
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AFRICAN ARTS — the visual, performing, and literary arts of native Africa, particularly of sub-Saharan, or black, Africa. The arts include the media …
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PROVERB — n. 1 a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth. 2 a person or thing …
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PROVERB — n. Succinct and pithy saying that is in general use and expresses commonly held ideas and beliefs. Proverbs are part …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WINE — The manufacture of wine is carried back in the Bible to the age of Noah, (Genesis 9:20,21) to whom the …
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SOLOMON — (peaceful). I. Early life and occasion to the throne .-Solomon was the child of David's old age, the last born …
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POETRY, HEBREW — â Lyrical poetry .-Of the three kinds of poetry which are illustrated by the Hebrew literature, the lyric occupies the …
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PROVERB — сущ. 1) а) пословица Syn : adage, aphorism, epigram, epigraph, epitaph, maxim, motto, saying б) библ. притча the Book of …
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PROVERB — сущ. 1) а) пословица Syn : adage, aphorism, epigram, epigraph, epitaph, maxim, motto, saying б) библ. притча the Book of …
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