wicked+person

  • 21felon — I fel•on [[t]ˈfɛl ən[/t]] n. 1) law a person who has committed a felony 2) archaic a wicked person 3) archaic wicked; malicious; treacherous • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME fel(o) un wicked < AF; OF fel (nom.), felun (obl.) wicked person, traitor,… …

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  • 22COMMANDMENTS, THE 613 — (Heb. תַּרְיַ״ג מִצְווֹת, taryag mitzvot). The total number of biblical commandments (precepts and prohibitions) is given in rabbinic tradition as 613. R. Simlai, a Palestinian teacher, states: 613 commandments were revealed to Moses at Sinai,… …

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  • 23PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …

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  • 24NAMES — In the Bible Biblical proper names, together with proper names in Old South Arabic, Canaanite (East or Proto Canaanite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician), Old Aramaic, Akkadian, and – with some reservations – Old Egyptian, comprise one division of the… …

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  • 25felon — felon1 [ fɛlən] noun a person who has committed a felony. adjective archaic cruel; wicked. Origin ME: from OFr., lit. wicked, a wicked person , from med. L. fello, fellon , of unknown origin. felon2 [ fɛlən] noun archaic term for whitlow …

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  • 26Saka Nankana — forms a very important part of Sikh history. In political significance, it comes next only to Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 1919. The saka constitutes the core of the Gurdwara Reform Movement started by the Sikhs in early twentieth century.… …

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  • 27reprobate — reprobacy /rep reuh beuh see/, reprobateness, n. reprobater, n. /rep reuh bayt /, n., adj., v., reprobated, reprobating. n. 1. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate. 2. a person rejected by God and beyond hope of… …

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  • 28Psalms 101 — 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I …

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  • 29devil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. demon; wretch, unfortunate (see evildoer). v. t., informal, bother, torment. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The power opposed to God] Syn. Satan, demon, fiend, archenemy of God, powers of evil …

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  • 30fiend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. demon, imp; addict, buff, fan, fanatic, enthusiast, nut (all inf.). See desire, feeling, evildoer, activity. Ant., angel. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A devil] Syn. demon, Satan, evil spirit; see devil 1 .… …

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