Chapter XI · Chapter 11

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

emanating from God

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

plural of “evangelist” — a preacher of the Christian gospel

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

yet to be or coming

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the quality of being holy

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ib. p.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

to a great degree or extent

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

not any; not one

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

and nothing more

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Ib. p.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading It is only denied that mere acts, not proceeding from faith, are or can be holiness.

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

certainty based on past experience

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a religious ceremony in which something is made holy

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

express in words

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a male human offspring

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

a moving crowd

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

the profession of a teacher

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

moral weakness

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading I am weary of repeating that this is false.

in or at the place that

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

which person or people

From this reading --a swarm of new Evangelists who are every where teaching the people that no reliance is to be placed on holiness of life as a ground of future acceptance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As surely (would the Methodist say) as the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son, so surely does sanctification from redemption, and not vice versa,--much less from self-sanctifiedness, that ostrich with its head in the sand, and the plucked rump of its merits staring on the divine [Greek: Átae] 'venatrix'!