Son
[sʌn]
Definition
(noun.) the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus).
(noun.) a male human offspring; 'their son became a famous judge'; 'his boy is taller than he is'.
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Definition
(n.) A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.
(n.) A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.
(n.) Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.
(n.) The produce of anything.
(n.) Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.
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Definition
n. a male child or descendant: any young male person spoken of as a child: a term of affection generally: a disciple: a native or inhabitant: the produce of anything.—n. Son′-in-law the husband of one's daughter.—adj. Son′less without a son.—ns. Son′ny a little son; Son′ship state or character of a son.—Son of man Christ as the promised Messiah the ideal man; The Son Christ as the second person in the Trinity.
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To dream of your son, if you have one, as being handsome and dutiful, foretells that he will afford you proud satisfaction, and will aspire to high honors. If he is maimed, or suffering from illness or accident, there is trouble ahead for you. For a mother to dream that her son has fallen to the bottom of a well, and she hears cries, it is a sign of deep grief, losses and sickness. If she rescues him, threatened danger will pass away unexpectedly.
Editor: Segre
Examples
- A son of God! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Or her taste for peculiar people, put in Mrs. Archer in a dry tone, while her eyes dwelt innocently on her son's. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Her son was at her side. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Still, a person may hesitate about the probability of the son of a king being a philosopher. Plato. The Republic.
- As I made my way, so my son must make his; and his being married at present is out of the question. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My son Johnny, named so after his uncle, was at the grammar-school, and a towardly child. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- She masked her hatred of her husband under the cloak of a mother's solicitude for her son's future. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Pray don't, father, urged his son. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It was easy to see that she was passionately devoted both to her husband and to her little son. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Lord Steyne, and her son in London, had many a laugh over the story when Rawdon and his wife returned to their quarters in May Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His son was still beloved and unforgiven. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But all was not well, and, as has happened so often before, the politics of father and son were violently different. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- No happiness of son or niece could make her wish the marriage. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The possession of a grey garment was a third point which, granting the son's statement to be correct, was a certainty. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This Ph?nician alliance sustained him, and was the essential element in the greatness of his son Solomon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She was built by the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, of Philadelphia, was launched Oct. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But if she does, I am quite sure you will find her sons able to defend their island, even against enmity and treachery. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- At first sight the two sons of Ariston may seem to wear a family likeness, like the two friends Simmias and Cebes in the Phaedo. Plato. The Republic.
- It is like an encampment of forest sons of Anak. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sons of white fathers, with all our haughty feelings burning in their veins, will not always be bought and sold and traded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Of the two sons, the eldest, Arthur, inherited the title and estates. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This was the reason why Asclepius and his sons practised no such art. Plato. The Republic.
- One of the sons of Murad I embarked on an intrigue with Andronicus, the son of the Greek Emperor, to murder their respective fathers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The sons have been called Arthurs, Uthers, and Caradocs, from immemorial time. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She had found one of the sons of God from the Beginning, and he had found one of the first most luminous daughters of men. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They were very acute persons, those sons of Asclepius. Plato. The Republic.
- And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in Mount Gilboa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Young sir, when you feel tempted to marry, think of our four sons and two daughters, and look twice before you leap. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire: I was the third of five sons. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He stood there in his strange, whole body, that had its marvellous fountains, like the bodies of the sons of God who were in the beginning. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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