Dictionary for Elpis Israel by Bro. John Thomas
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words you will know the The book Elpis Israel, written by Bro. John Thomas in 1849, meaning, but I have is a must read for all compiled the words in this Christadelphians. Many have booklet also for those who come to a knowledge of the find that English is their Dictionary “hope of Israel” and second language and not discovered the true teaching necessarily familiar even for found in the Bible. I have with the meanings of simple Elpis Israel always felt when someone words. The booklet can also says you should always have be used when reading other a dictionary beside you when writings of Bro. Thomas and by you read Elpis Israel, that even Bro. Roberts. I hope Bro. might discourage readers. you find the booklet useful. Who wants to spend a lot of John Thomas time thumbing through thousands of words and February 2019 many pages of a dictionary to always find the meaning Second Edition – September of the word Bro. Thomas 2019 uses. So I have put together a dictionary of words used in This edition corrected some Elpis Israel – much smaller words that were not in than a commercial alphabetical order. dictionary. In fact it will fit nicely inside the book. Many abase appreciate apprehension blasphemous A ado – trouble apprehension – the act of B adopted – accepted conceiving abase– humble adoration – the act of worship approached - access baneful – harmful, destructive, abashed– ashamed adorned – beautify, dignify appropriate – fit deadly abode – a place of continued adversary – opponent arbiter – judge banished - depart residence advocate – one who pleads the archetype – model, prototype baptize – completely immersed in abolished – do away with cause of another architect – one who plans or water aberrations – departure from what aerial – belonging to the air designs buildings barbarize – savage action is right, true or proper affirm – to assert strongly architecture – structure, barter - trade ablution – cleansing the body with afford – supply workmanship base – lowest water afterwards – at a later time aright – correct battle-axe – warhorse, army abolish – do away with aggregate – total arrant – utter, shameless bazaars – markets abomination – defilement, agitate – to stir violently, excite, arrogance – contempt for others befall – to happen to excessive hatred discuss artifices – manoeuvre begettal – produce, cause to exist aborigines– the first or primitive agroupment – to bring together, to artificers – inventors beggarly – as a beggar, poor inhabitants of a country group artillery – war machinery begotten - produce abstain – refrain, keep away from alien – foreigner, stranger ascendancy – domination beguiled – deceived abstinence – abstaining alienate – to cause affection to turn ascended – go up behalf – support, favour, defense abstract – real situation away from ascertain – to make certain behaviour – conduct, manners absurdity – ridiculous alleged – asserted, declare ascendancy – domination behest – command abundantly – overflowing quantity allegiance - loyalty ascension – to go up beholders – those looking upon abyss – a bottomless gulf allegorical – figuratively ascertained – found beholding – to fix eyes upon acceptable - agreeable allusion – casual reference to aspiring – to seek after behoof – benefit, advantage, acceptation – usage, meanings aloof – keep a distance from assail – to fall upon or attack interest accessible – attainable alternative – the choice of two assertion – positive declaration bejewelled – ornament of jewels accidental –happening by chance things assigned - marked out, designated belligerent - warlike acclamation – shout of applause amanuenses - secretaries assimilation – to bring into beloved – greatly loved accomplish – to bring to amber – yellowish agreement with something else beneath - below completion ambassador - representative associated – accompanied benefactor – one who confers a accordance – the state of being in ameliorate – to make better assuming - taking benefit harmony amenable – submissive assumption – taking for granted benefit - proceeds accumulated – collection amiable – friendly, lovable assurance - confidence benevolence – act of kindness accurately – precise, free from amity – friendly relations astonishing – amazing benighted – surrounded in darkness error amplified - expanded attain – achieve, gain beseeches – solicit accursed – doomed to destruction amusement – that which entertains attested - bear witness to besiege – lay siege to, pester, harass acknowledgement – recognition of animated – enliven, full of vigour attitude - opinion bestowed – given a truth annihilative – destroy utterly attribute – characteristic betrothed – the act of engaging to acquaintance – personal antagonism – to oppose, hinder, aught – any part marry knowledge contend against authority – jurisdiction, command betwixt – between acquiesce – agree antediluvian – the world before the automata – a self-moving machine, bewail - lament acquire – to obtain possession Flood automatic bewildering – confusion, puzzling acquisition – the act of acquiring anterior – in front of avaunt – an exclamation of bewray – reveal, expose acquisitive – greedily disposed anticipate – look forward to contempt or abhorrence beyond - past actuate – to move antipathy – instinctive dislike aver – assert, affirm bias – particular direction to acuminate –ending ina sharp point anxiety – eager desire aversion – opposition, dislike, bigot – one who not tolerant of adaptation – suitability apostasy – abandonment of what hatred opinions which differ from his own adduced – to cite proof one originally believed avoid – to keep away from biography – history of a person’s adequate - sufficient apparel – clothing avowal - admission life adherents - follower apparent – evident avowed – to declare openly birthright – the right of the adjudicate – judicial sentence appeasement – satisfaction awe – solemn respect, wonder firstborn admixture – mixed together appertain – to belong to axiom – a self-evident truth bitter – sharp or harsh taste admonition – friendly reproof or applicability - applied blandishment - flattering warning appreciate – to value blasphemous – profane blazens cluster coalesce consecration blazens - displays cauldron – a large kettle or boiler coalesce – combine, unite compunctions – a feeling of regret blending – mixing together caution – watchfulness code – system of laws computed - reckoned boast – brag cautionary – security coerce – to restrain by force conceal – to hide bond - slave cavalry – horse soldiers coetaneous – of the same age, conceded – yield, admit bondage – slavery, servitude celebrate - honour beginning to exist at the same time conceits – ideas bondwoman - captive celebrity - fame coeval – of the same age, duration conceived – imagined boon – same kind of celestial – pertaining to the sky or or epoch conception – beginning bootless – without advantage the heavens co-extensive – equal to concentrated – condensed borne - carry cemented - united coffin – a box for the dead for concentre – having a common bosom – the breast centuries – many 100 years burial centre bow – object to shoot arrows with centurion – of a group of 100 men cogent – convincing concert – to arrange mutually brazen – loud and harsh, brass cerebral – of the brain cognizance - being aware concise - condensed breach – breaking ceremony – sacred rite or coincide – correspond exactly conclusion – result, end breadth – broad effect observance collateral – side by side concocting – plan, plot breeze – light wind certainty – full assurance colleague – associate with the same concourse – assembly briefly – short, concise chaff - worthless college - school concubine – woman living with a brimstone – sulphur chagrin – to vex, disappointed, collision – come into contact with man without being married brittle – easily broken humiliated colon – mark of punctuation, almost concurrent – acting in union broiling – hot channel – a medium of conveyance a full stop (:) condemned – blame, judged guilty bullock – a full grown bull chaos – confusion colonization – moving many to condescend – yield bulwark – a fortification characteristics – distinctive another area or country conducive - contribute bucklers – ancient shields qualities colony – group of people moving to confederates – allies, united bushel – basket charnal – place of dead bodies another area confirmation – to be made known butchering – slaughtering, killing chaste – morally pure colossus – gigantic, large confer – establish brutally chasten – punished combatants – fighters confide – trust fully, having byword – object of derision check-mate – completely defeated combination - group confidence in cherubim – wings over the ark commemorate – remembrance confine – restrict C cherish – to hold or esteem dear commend – recommend confirmation - verification chieftain – leader, captain commingled – to mingle together, confiscated - seized cabalistic – secret chill – make cold to mix conflagration – a great fire calamity – disaster, distress, cholera – disease with violent commission – charge, allow confluence – assembly, flowing affliction vomiting commonwealth – body of people in together calculated- determined chronology – events in order of a state conformity – resemblance calumniated – accuse falsely their occurrence communed – to converse together confounded – confused campaigns – military operations circuit – going around anything communicable – imported congregation – assembly candid – honest, sincere circumcision – referring to the compact - agreement congress – ruling body in candour