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单词 tree of life
释义

tree of life


noun

a tree in the Garden of Eden that yielded food giving everlasting life. Genesis 2:9; 3:22.
a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem with leaves for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:2.
arbor vitae.

Origin of tree of life

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English

Words nearby tree of life

treenail, treenware, tree of heaven, tree of Jesse, tree of knowledge of good and evil, tree of life, tree peony, Tree Planters State, tree poppy, tree post, tree ring
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Example sentences from the Web for tree of life

  • Among those of especial merit are the Kermanshah tree-of-life fabrics, now somewhat rare.

    Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for tree of life

tree of life

noun

Old Testament a tree in the Garden of Eden, the fruit of which had the power of conferring eternal life (Genesis 2:9; 3:22)
New Testament a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem, for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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