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1.
bilẹ̄ven
v.(2)
Additional spellings:
beleven
64 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a)
Theol.
To believe (in a doctrine, in God, etc.); -- with
in, on, upon, to, into
phrase; (b) to profess (a deity).
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2.
brim-stōn
n.
Additional spellings:
brimston
34 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The mineral sulphur; (b)
quik brim-ston
, native or virgin sulphur;
ded brim-ston
, sulphur which has been rendered inert;
poudre of brim-ston
, flowers of sulphur;
brim-ston water
, water containing…
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