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111PRIESTLY BLESSING — (Heb. בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים), the formula in Numbers 6:24–26 ordained by God and transmitted to the priests by Moses for the blessing of Israel. Verse 27, They shall invoke My name on behalf of the Israelites and I will bless them, makes explicit… …
112RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …
113Treble — Tre ble, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible, L. triplus. See {Triple}.] 1. Threefold; triple. [1913 Webster] A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble… …
114Tridymite — Trid y*mite, n. [Gr. ? threefold. So called in allusion to the supposed threefold nature of the twin crystals.] (Min.) Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks. [1913 Webster] …
115Triplicity — Tri*plic i*ty, n. [Cf. F. triplicit[ e], fr. L. triplex, triplicis, threefold. See {Triplicate}, a.] The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness. [1913 Webster] In their trinal triplicities on high. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
116triplicity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English triplicite, from Late Latin triplicitas condition of being threefold, from Latin triplic , triplex Date: 14th century 1. one of the groups of three signs each distant 120 degrees from the other two… …
117Trinity — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trinite, from Anglo French trinité, from Late Latin trinitat , trinitas state of being threefold, from Latin trinus threefold Date: 13th century 1. the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in… …
118treble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, the highest part in a three part composition, from treble, adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. the highest voice part in harmonic music ; soprano b. one that performs a treble part; also a member of a family of… …
119triplicate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin triplicatus, past participle of triplicare to triple, from triplic , triplex threefold Date: 15th century consisting of or existing in three corresponding or identical parts or examples <… …
120Anglicanism — Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …
