单词 | land of promise |
释义 | > as lemmasland of promise (†promission, †repromission, †behest) a. law of the land ( †land's law: see land-law n. 1): see law n.1 land of promise (†promission, †repromission, †behest), promised land: see promise n., etc. land of cakes (Sc.): see cake n. 1b. See also Holy Land n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [noun] > Middle East > Israel land of behesta1200 Holy Land1297 land of promise (promission, repromission, behest)c1300 Jewryc1384 c1300 St. Brandan 76 Bifore the ȝates of Paradys in the Lond of Biheste. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) Pref. 1 Þe land of repromission, þat men calles þe Haly Land. a1513 H. Bradshaw Lyfe St. Werburge (1521) i. xvi. sig. e.viiv Duke Iosue..Ledynge the Isrehelytes to the lande of promyssyon. 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxiv. 271 The Lowlanders call their Part of the Country the Land of Cakes. a1846 J. Imlah Land o' Cakes (song) An' fill ye up and toast the cup, The land o' cakes for ever. land of promise land of promise n. [translating Hellenistic Greek τὴν γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 11:9] (with the) = promised land n. Also in extended use.extracted from promisen.< as lemmas |
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