Moses
['məuziz]
Definition
(noun.) (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai.
(noun.) United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961).
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Definition
(n.) A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.
Typist: Portia
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you see Moses, means personal gain and a connubial alliance which will be a source of sweet congratulation to yourself.
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Examples
- This reference is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Exodus, wherein the Lord commanded Moses to make golden spoons for the Tabernacle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The magnificent melody of the Prayer in Rossini's Moses, sung in a sonorous bass voice, rose grandly through the suburban silence of the place. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Moses was captured. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The story of the Creation and the Flood, much of the story of Moses, much of Samson, were probably incorporated from Babylonian sources. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You spin out your explanation as Moses spins out his sermons. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- About a month afterwards, in returning from market, I encountered him and Moses Barraclough, both in an advanced stage of inebriation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In the accompanying illustration we see St. homas inspired by Christ in glory, guided by Moses, St . eter, and the Evangelists, and instructed by Aristotle and Plato. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Moses'll niver beat that. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This do and live--what has the law of Moses done for thee that thou shouldest die for it? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Abraham and Moses were strangers in the land, and we are told to entertain strangers. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Had I heard Moses in Egypt? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Thy lance will be powerful as the rod of Moses. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The suffering Moses! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I've not much faith i' Moses Barraclough, said he, and I would speak a word to you myseln, Mr. Moore. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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