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单词 rechabite
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  • I was born near it, and used to drink at that pump when I was a Rechabite of six years old.

    Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London|A. St. John Adcock
  • "I always tell Mrs. Hancock that her wine would cause a Rechabite to recant," he observed gaily.

    Arundel|Edward Frederic Benson

Rechabite

/ (ˈrɛkəˌbaɪt) /

noun

a total abstainer from alcoholic drink, esp a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a society devoted to abstention

Word Origin for Rechabite

C14: via Medieval Latin from Hebrew Rēkābīm descendants of Rēkāb . See Jeremiah 35:6

Words nearby Rechabite

recessive, recessive character, recessive gene, recessive inheritance, recessive trait, Rechabite, RECHAR, recharge, rechargeable, réchauffé, recherché
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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