Blemish

  • 91blem´ish|less — blem|ish «BLEHM ihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a physical defect; stain, spot, or scar: »A bad burn improperly treated may leave a blemish on a person s skin. 2. something that mars completeness or perfection; imperfection; flaw: »These blemishes of… …

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  • 92blem´ish|er — blem|ish «BLEHM ihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a physical defect; stain, spot, or scar: »A bad burn improperly treated may leave a blemish on a person s skin. 2. something that mars completeness or perfection; imperfection; flaw: »These blemishes of… …

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  • 93blem|ish — «BLEHM ihsh», noun, verb. –n. 1. a physical defect; stain, spot, or scar: »A bad burn improperly treated may leave a blemish on a person s skin. 2. something that mars completeness or perfection; imperfection; flaw: »These blemishes of smudged… …

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  • 94KAMẒA AND BAR KAMẒA — KAMẒA AND BAR KAMẒA, figures in one of the aggadot dealing with the events which led to the destruction of the Second Temple (Git. 55b–56a; cf. Lam. R. 4:2 no. 3). The passage opens with the statement, Because of Kamẓa and Bar Kamẓa Jerusalem was …

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  • 95PRIESTS AND PRIESTHOOD — Definition of Priesthood The priests are the principal functionaries in divine services, their special task being to engage in cultic ceremonies which they conducted mainly in the Temple. In general the priests post is authorized by hereditary… …

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  • 96SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… …

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  • 97At fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 98Crescent spot — Spot Spot (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place… …

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  • 99cross faults — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 100Defect — De*fect , n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to desert, fail, be wanting; de + facere to make, do. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Deficit}.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; opposed to… …

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