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"PERSONS" is a plural of: person. |
Date "PERSONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Persons as individuals (e.g., abortion applicants) or as members of a group (e.g., Hispanic Americans). It is not used for members of the various professions (e.g., physicians) or occupations (e.g., librarians) for which occupational groups is available. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| GATS Per | English | General Agreement on Trade in Services-Annex on Movement of Natural Persons supplying Services under the Agreement | International Organizations |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disorder | Disorderly person; disorderly persons offence; misdemeanor. |
Mankind | People, persons, folk, public, society, world; community, community at large; general public; nation, nationality; state, realm; commonweal, commonwealth; republic, body politic; million. (commonalty); population. (inhabitant). |
Right | Without distinction of persons, without regard to persons, without respect to persons; upon even terms. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: PERSONS |
| English words defined with "PERSONS": A respecter of persons ♦ To have respect of persons. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "PERSONS": Disabled Persons ♦ Employed persons, employed persons by place of residence ♦ Hearing Impaired Persons, Homeless Persons ♦ Mentally Disabled Persons ♦ persons employed ♦ Unemployed persons ♦ Visually Impaired Persons. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "PERSONS": Variorum. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "PERSONS" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (person's). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | We're the original displaced persons. (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) Disposing of pre-atomic submarines to persons who don't even leave their full addresses? (Batman; writing credit: Bob Kane; Lorenzo Semple Jr.) It has been established that persons who have recently died have been returning to life and committing acts of murder. (Night of the Living Dead; writing credit: George A. Romero; John A. Russo) I know you, you English persons! Take off hat to woman, give name to dog! (The Man Who Would Be King; writing credit: Gladys Hill; John Huston) If only we were amongst friends or sane persons! (The Rocky Horror Picture Show; writing credit: Richard O'Brien; Jim Sharman) | |
Clever | Some persons don't know the difference between thinking for yourself and thinking of yourself. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | 000 Missing Persons 20 (1974) Bureau of Missing Persons (1954) Missing Persons (2000) Persons parfymeri (1997) Missing Persons (1993) | |
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 | This schistosome parasite enters the body through the skin of persons coming in contact with infested waters. The adult worm lives in the veins of its host. The parasite is magnified x256 in this photograph. Credit: Bruce Wetzel (photographer). Harry Schaefer (phot. |  | Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness Listeriosis. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. Credit: CDC. |
 | Vaccinia necrosum has occurred almost exclusively among persons with cellular immunodeficiency. This is a 64 year old patient after having received a smallpox vaccination. Credit: CDC. |  | Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella pneumophila. Credit: CDC. |
 | Anthrax is diagnosed by isolating B. anthracis from the blood, skin lesions, or respiratory secretions or by measuring specific antibodies in the blood of persons with suspected cases. Credit: CDC. |  | In 1999, syphilis occurred primarily in persons aged 20 to 39, and the reported rate in men was 1.5 times greater than the rate in women. Credit: CDC. |
 | Bar graph showing serum cotinine levels among persons aged 4 years and above--United States, third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1991. Tobacco. Credit: CDC. |  | In 2000, 358,995 cases of gonorrhea were reported to the CDC. In the United States, approximately 75 percent of all reported cases of gonorrhea are found in younger persons aged 15 to 29 years. Credit: CDC. |
 | This photomicrograph shows the presence of gram-negative N. gonorrhoeae intracellular diplococci. In the U.S., approximately 75 percent of all cases of gonorrhea are found in persons aged 15 to 29 years. Credit: CDC. |  | English physician Edward Jenner was an early pioneer in the development of smallpox vaccination. In 1796 he discovered that inoculation with cowpox gave immunity to smallpox. By 1801 over 100,000 persons in England had been vaccinated. Credit: CDC. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Aristotle | Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons. |
| The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. | |
Baltasar Gracian | To oblige persons often costs little and helps much. |
Benjamin Disraeli | Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools. |
Lord Acton | Advice to Persons About to Write History -- Don't. |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca | That most knowing of persons -- gossip. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. |
Seneca | The most knowing of persons -- gossip. |
William Hazlitt | Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | And if we shall not have corrected the transgression (or, in the event of our being out of the realm, if our justiciar shall not have corrected it) within forty days, reckoning from the time it has been intimated to us (or to our justiciar, if we should be out of the realm), the four barons aforesaid shall refer that matter to the rest of the five and twenty barons, and those five and twenty barons shall, together with the community of the whole realm, distrain and distress us in all possible ways, namely, by seizing our castles, lands, possessions, and in any other way they can, until redress has been obtained as they deem fit, saving harmless our own person, and the persons of our queen and children; and when redress has been obtained, they shall resume their old relations towards us. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | Let us suppose then the legislative placed in the concurrence of three distinct persons. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 3: The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment IV. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1992 | All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | The distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers is abolished, if those limits do not confine the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. (reference) |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 1862 | And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. (Abraham Lincoln) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Such persons shall, if found guilty, be sentenced to punishments laid down by law. (reference) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | The most avid proponents of the post-War Amendments undoubtedly intended them to remove all legal distinctions among "all persons born or naturalized in the United States." (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | The persons to be invited, required little thought. |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Events, and Persons. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Its finger pointed to two persons meeting. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Most persons, owing to causes which I may not have space to hint at, suffer moral detriment from this peculiar mode of life. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Surrounded by all these imposing and singular persons, he looked about him with a serious astonishment. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Royal persons, favourites, intriguers, bishops, passed like mute phantoms behind their veil of names. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | It is computed, that eleven thousand persons have, at several times, suffered death, rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | HIV-infected persons. (references) | |
Rarely, persons with HIV infection. (references) | ||
The exact number of persons with PI is not known. (references) | ||
Business | The manufacturing plant is in Tarbes (797 persons). (references) | |
This results in an average of 4.2 persons per household. (references) | ||
Self-employed persons are responsible for the entire 27 percent. (references) | ||
Children | Slovak Republic | A spokeswoman for an NGO dealing with persons with disabilities has stated that due to pressure from a number of NGO's and the willingness of the Dzurinda Government, accessibility has been improving, particularly regarding new construction; however, many barriers remained. (references) |
Costa Rica | Casa Alianza criticized the Government for not providing the PANI with 7 percent of national tax revenue since 1998, as stipulated by the law creating the PANI, and also criticized the Government for the relatively low number of persons actually charged, found guilty, and sentenced for child exploitation. (references) | |
Cambodia | Programs administered by various NGO's have brought about substantial improvements in the treatment and rehabilitation of persons who have lost limbs. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Burma | An ordinance used by the junta officially prohibits unauthorized outdoor assemblies of more than five persons, although the ordinance is not enforced consistently. (references) |
Croatia | Foreign newspapers and journals were available in urban areas throughout the country; however, due their high cost they remained largely inaccessible to many persons. (references) | |
Greece | The Orthodox Church and the Jewish and Muslim religions are considered by law to be "legal persons of public law." Other religions are considered "legal persons of private law." In practice a primary distinction is that establishment of other religions' "houses of prayer" is regulated by the general provisions of the Civil Code regarding corporations. (references) | |
Discrimination | Vietnam | Persons formerly interned in reeducation camps on the basis of association with the pre-l975 government continued to report varying levels of discrimination as they and their families sought access to housing, education, and employment. (references) |
Solomon Islands | Unemployment is high, and there are limited job opportunities for persons with disabilities. (references) | |
Hong Kong | The Bill of Rights Ordinance, which provides for the incorporation into law of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong, entitles residents to the civil and political rights recognized therein "without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." However, the ordinance binds only the Government, public authorities and persons acting on their behalf; that is, not private persons or entities. (references) | |
Economic History | Costa Rica | All private entities and persons, domestic or foreign, may establish and own businesses and engage in all but a few forms of remunerative activity. (references) |
Chad | The capital city of N'Djaména, situated at the confluence of the Chari and Logone Rivers, is cosmopolitan in nature, with a current population in excess of 700,000 persons. (references) | |
Chad | Most of its ethnically and linguistically diverse population lives in the south, with densities ranging from 54 persons per square kilometers in the Logone River basin to 0.1 persons in the northern B.E.T. desert region, which is larger than France. (references) | |
Human Rights | Turkey | Most families of persons who disappeared hold the Government and security forces responsible and consequently avoid contact with the Bureau for the Investigation of Missing Persons. (references) |
Bangladesh | Of the 12 persons convicted, 4 are in custody and have requested permission to appeal the decision. (references) | |
Bangladesh | Three persons were acquitted. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Brazil | Many indigenous lands are used illegally by nonindigenous persons for mining, logging, and agriculture. (references) |
Denmark | Accordingly it provides for the use of lay persons as judges and sentences most prisoners to holding centers (rather than to prisons) where they are encouraged to work, hunt, or fish during the day. (references) | |
El Salvador | In reality, very few persons speak the indigenous language of Nahuatl. (references) | |
Minorities | Germany | OPC statistics for 2000 indicated a 49 percent increase in the overall number of proven or suspected rightwing crimes committed in 2000 as compared with 1999 (10,037 in 1999 to 14,951 in 2000). The number of violent rightwing crimes (including killings, attempted killings, and attacks that result in bodily injury, arson, and bombings) rose more than 30 percent, from 746 in 1999 to 998 during 2000. The OPC reported that 50,900 persons were active in rightwing circles in 2000; including 36,500 members of rightwing political parties, 2,200 neo-Nazis, 4,200 members of other rightwing groups, and approximately 9,700 violence-prone individuals. (references) |
Kenya | Numerous persons were killed during ethnic fighting between the Kisii and Maasai communities in the southwestern part of the country. (references) | |
Kenya | Twenty schools were closed after 13 persons were killed in 2 weeks of fighting between the communities in March. (references) | |
Political Economy | Qatar | The country also is a destination for trafficked persons. (references) |
Singapore | After questioning two persons who took part in a December 2000 program at the Corner, police issued a letter of warning and a notice in January that events at the Corner that might be viewed as demonstrations or rallies required permits. (references) | |
Peru | Violence against children and discrimination against persons with disabilities, indigenous people, and racial and ethnic minorities remained problems. (references) | |
Political Rights | Czech Republic | The extended law exempts from the lustration process persons born after December 1, 1971, an exemption not included in the earlier version. (references) |
Trinidad and Tobago | Observers also expressed concern about the accuracy of voters' lists, since a number of persons found their names deleted on election day. (references) | |
Czech Republic | A citizenship law passed in September 1999 remedied the situation for some persons, predominantly Roma, who lacked voting and other rights due to restrictions under the previous citizenship laws. (references) | |
Trade | Switzerland | All entities financing themselves to a large degree from a number of unrelated persons or corporations or who participate in public issues of securities or rights with a similar function and which publicly offer these securities on the primary market now qualify as banks. (references) |
Kenya | Persons leaving or entering Kenya are permitted to take or bring into the country Kenyan currency up to a maximum of Ksh 100,000 and foreign currency equivalent to a maximum of $5,000. Amounts beyond these limits may be taken out or brought into the country, provided they are declared at the point of departure or entry. (references) | |
Korea | With rare exceptions, Korean Customs allows free customs entry of goods brought into Korea that are hand-carried by foreign business persons (such as laptop personal computers) for use during their stay in Korea. (references) | |
Travel | New Zealand | New Zealand's telephone line density ratio is slightly over 477 lines per 1000 persons, which is comparable to the U.S. and European ratios. (references) |
South Africa | All articles, used or unused, carried by the visitor as presents or parcels for other persons, must be declared. (references) | |
Ukraine | The registration requirement is automatically met when foreigners stay in hotels, when resident business persons register their businesses, or when students register under established exchange programs. (references) | |
Women | Poland | Abuse of power cannot be claimed when harassment occurs between persons of equal rank. (references) |
Yemen | The Penal Code allows for leniency for persons guilty of committing a "crime against honor," a euphemism for violent assaults or killings committed against a female for her perceived immodest or defiant behavior. (references) | |
Thailand | Many NGO's and government departments report a figure of 200,000 persons, which is considered a conservative estimate. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Poland | The law sets minimum size requirements for establishing a trade union: 10 persons may form a local union, and 30 may establish a national union. (references) |
Niger | Persons are born into a traditionally subordinate caste and are expected to work without pay for those above them in the traditional social structure. (references) | |
Saint Lucia | Minors are protected legally from economic exploitation by several legislative acts, including the Children and Young Persons Act, which provides for a minimum legal working age of 14 years. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | GALLOWS, n. A stage for the performance of miracle plays, in which the leading actor is translated to heaven. In this country the gallows is chiefly remarkable for the number of persons who escape it. Whether on the gallows high Or where blood flows the reddest, The noblest place for man to die -- Is where he died the deadest. (Old play) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rostom al-Zoubi | I can't say that even the people there, if they know that there's some people from the Iraqi regime is in Syria they will tell the authorities there that there are persons or people from Iraqi regime. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | The laws you have already passed for the establishment of a judiciary system have opened the doors of justice to all descriptions of persons. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | Agree upon the number and qualifications of persons who shall have the benefit of choosing, or annex this privilege to the inhabitants of a certain extent of ground. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Complaints have been received that persons residing within the United States have taken on themselves to arm merchant vessels and to force a commerce into certain ports and countries in defiance of the laws of those countries. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Such injuries have been received from persons acting under authority of both the parties, and for which redress has in most instances been withheld. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Submitting to the laws of the States, and receiving, like other citizens, protection in their persons and property, they will ere long become merged in the mass of our population. |
James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | While the Chief Magistrate and the popular branch of Congress are elected for short terms by the suffrages of those millions who must in their own persons bear all the burdens and miseries of war, our Government can not be otherwise than pacific. |
Ulysses S. Grant | 1869-1877 | I did not ask for place or position, and was entirely without influence or the acquaintance of persons of influence, but was resolved to perform my part in a struggle threatening the very existence of the nation. |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | Our naturalization laws should be so amended as to make the inquiry into the character and good disposition of persons applying for citizenship more careful and searching. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Great progress has been made in the repatriation of displaced persons and of prisoners of war. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Most of this increase will be used to start a new partnership between government and private industry to train and to hire the hard-core unemployed persons. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "PERSONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.93% of the time. "PERSONS" is used about 3,998 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.93% | 3,995 | 2,462 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.07% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,998 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "PERSONS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Persons | Last name | 1,000 | 8,176 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "PERSONS": A respecter of persons ♦ Acceptance of persons ♦ Acception of persons ♦ association for the Advancement of Retired Persons ♦ be no respecter of persons ♦ deprived persons ♦ Disabled Persons ♦ disorderly persons offence ♦ emigration of qualified persons ♦ employed persons by place of residence ♦ European Card for Substantially Handicapped Persons ♦ for ... persons ♦ Hearing Impaired Persons ♦ Homebound Persons ♦ Homeless Persons ♦ Mentally Disabled Persons ♦ missing persons ♦ persons employed ♦ protection of persons not able to consent to organ removal ♦ protection of persons undergoing research ♦ qualified persons ♦ respect persons ♦ search for wanted persons ♦ set persons by the ears ♦ Sexual Trafficking Of Persons Programme ♦ sing a persons praises ♦ To have respect of persons ♦ to respect the persons ♦ various persons ♦ violation of persons right ♦ Visually Impaired Persons ♦ without respect to persons. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "PERSONS": persons-in-relation, persons--previously. | |
Ending with "PERSONS": non-persons. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PERSONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veta (people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الأشخاص المفقودين (missing persons). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | проявявам пристрастие (respect persons). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 人 (Guy, Guys, human, humans, man, men, Person, Ren). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | personer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | personen (people), mensen (people), lieden (people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | personoj (people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | virkailijat (executives, salaried persons), työssä oleva väestö (engaged labour, numbers employed, persons engaged), rikollisten etsintä tietokoneen avulla (criminal search, search for criminals, search for wanted persons), rikollisten etsintä (criminal search, search for criminals, search for wanted persons), Ihmisillä käytävän kaupan ja lasten seksuaalisen hyväksikäytön torjunnasta vastaavien henkilöiden kannustus- ja vaihto-ohjelma (Incentive and exchange programme for persons responsible for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children, STOP, Stop Trafficking of Persons), henkilöhakemisto (index of persons), EKP:lla on laajin kansallisen lainsäädännön mukaan oikeushenkilöllä oleva oikeuskelpoisuus (the ECB shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under its law), autoon sopii viisi henkeä (the car accommodates five persons). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | personnes physiques, personnes (people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Personen (people, person, personal, person's). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φυσικά πρόσωπα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiian | veta (people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kiváló emberek (persons of sterling worth, persons of worth), derék emberek (persons of sterling worth, persons of worth), bizonyos számú emberek (certain number of persons), érdekes emberek (persons of sterling worth, persons of worth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | persone fisiche, gente (folk, folks, people, race). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 方方 (all gentlemen, all people, all sides, any way, everywhere, here and there, this and that), 方々 (all gentlemen, all people, all sides, any way, everywhere, here and there, this and that). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ほうぼう (all gentlemen, all people, all sides, any way, everywhere, here and there, this and that), かたがた (all gentlemen, all people, all sides, any way, at the same time, everywhere, here and there, incidentally, this and that). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 사람 (folk, folks, People, Person). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feallee (people), feallagh (folk, ones, people). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ersonspay pessoas (people, privity). (various references) pessoas (people). (various references) incita la ceartã (set persons by the ears). (various references) лицо (affirmant, alienee, arrester, caster of accounts, chiropodist, decision-maker, dedicatee, deputy sheriff, disorderly person, disseisee, donatory, draft dodger, earner, face, fat cat, front, kisser, licensee, misdemeanant, negotiator, obligor, person, phiz, pollster, promisee, promisor, public servant, socialite, visage, warrantee, warrantor). (various references) aiteam (a people, folk, people). (various references) personas físicas. (various references) personer (individuals, people). (various references) sosyal haklardan mahrum kişiler (deprived persons), kişilik (character, fiber, fibre, for ... persons, for person, humanity, identity, personality, seated, seater, self, stature), kişi farkı gözetmemek (be no respecter of persons), hatır işi yapmamak (be no respecter of persons), hatır gönül dinlemeden (without respect to persons), ayrıcalık gözetmeden (without respect to persons). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | beati, beato, beatos, beatum, beatus, ec. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 12, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OutwV oi polloi en swma esmen en cristw o de kaq eiV allhlwn melh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ita multi unum corpus sumus in Christo singuli autem alter alterius membra |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Swa eac in Cristum sind we, þeah manige, an lichama and gehwilc lim belimpeð oðra gehwilcum. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | So we many ben o bodi in Crist, and eche ben membris oon of anothir. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | So we beynge many are one body in Christ and every man (amoge oure selves) one anothers mebers Seynge |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 12, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | mao man usab kita, bisan daghan, usa ra kita ka lawas diha kang Cristo, ug ang matag-usa kanato isigkabahin, ang usa sa usa. |
| Croatian | tako smo i mi, mnogi, jedno tijelo u Kristu, a pojedinci udovi jedan drugomu. |
| Danish | således ere vi mange eet Legeme i Kristus, men hver for sig hverandres Lemmer. |
| Dutch | Alzo zijn wij velen een lichaam in Christus, maar elkeen zijn wij elkanders leden. |
| Finnish | niin me, vaikka meitä on monta, olemme yksi ruumis Kristuksessa, mutta itsekukin olemme toistemme jäseniä; |
| French | ainsi, nous qui sommes plusieurs, nous formons un seul corps en Christ, et nous sommes tous membres les uns des autres. |
| German | also sind wir viele ein Leib in Christus, aber untereinander ist einer des andern Glied, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Begitu juga dengan kita. Meskipun kita semuanya banyak, namun kita merupakan satu tubuh karena kita bersatu pada Kristus. Dan kita masing-masing berhubungan satu dengan yang lain sebagai anggota-anggota dari satu tubuh. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | demikianlah juga kita yang banyak ini menjadi satu tubuh di dalam Kristus, tetapi masing-masing anggota beranggotakan yang lain. |
| Italian | così anche noi, pur essendo molti, siamo un solo corpo in Cristo e ciascuno per la sua parte siamo membra gli uni degli altri. |
| Latvian | Tâpat mçs daudzi esam viens íermenis Kristû, bet atseviðíi mçs esam viens otra locekïi. |
| Maori | Waihoki ko tatou tokomaha nei, he tinana kotahi i roto i a te Karaiti, ko tatou takitahi ia, he wahi tetahi no tetahi. |
| Norwegian | således er vi mange ett legeme i Kristus, men hver for sig er vi hverandres lemmer. |
| Rumanian | tot awa, wi noi, cari skntem mulyi, alcqtuim un singur trup kn Hristos; dar, fiecare kn parte, skntem mqdulare unii altora. |
| Russian | ФБЛ НЩ, НОПЗЙЕ, УПУФБЧМСЕН П"ОП ФЕМП ЧП иТЙУФЕ, Б ПТПЪОШ П"ЙО "МС "ТХЗПЗП ЮМЕОЩ. |
| Shuar | Núnisrik iisha, Yus-shuarti, Ayashí muchitmariya aintsarik Untsuríitiatar chikichik ayashtinia aintsar takaaji. Nusha Krístujai tsaninkiu asar aitkiamuitji. Túramu asar nuamtak atsumnaiyaji. |
| Spanish | así nosotros, siendo muchos, somos un solo cuerpo en Cristo, pero todos somos miembros los unos de los otros. |
| Swahili | Hali kadhalika ingawa sisi ni wengi, tu mwili mmoja kwa kuungana na Kristo, na kila mmoja ni kiungo cha mwenzake. |
| Swedish | så utgöra ock vi, fastän många, en enda kropp i Kristus, men var för sig äro vi lemmar, varandra till tjänst. |
| Uma | Wae wo'o kita' to mepangala' hi Kristus: wori' -ta, aga hawoto lau-ta-wadi hi posidai' -ta hante Kristus, pai' momedai' -tamo butu dua-ta hi himpau kita'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "PERSONS": anchorpersons, businesspersons, camerapersons, chairpersons, cochairpersons, congresspersons, craftspersons, draftspersons, gentlepersons, handypersons, housepersons, laypersons, newspersons, nonpersons, salespersons, spokespersons, superpersons, unpersons, waitpersons, weatherpersons. (additional references) | |
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"PERSONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Epsons, operons, Pamsons, Perdono, Persius, persone, personis, personys, persoun, Pessons, Pirons, porsons, presens, Presenz, Presos, Prestons. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PERSONS" (pronounced per"sunz) |
| 5 | -er" s u n z | worsens. |
| 4 | -s u n z | antitoxins, arsons, assassins, basins, comparisons, congresspersons, delicatessens, dioxins, Dobsons, hastens, lessens, lessons, listens, loosens, masons, medicines, newspersons, Parsons, spokespersons, toxins, unisons. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abrasions, abstentions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accordions, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, aliens, allegations, allergens, allocations, allusions, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amphibians, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, antigens, antihistamines, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, aprons, arbitrations, arcadians, artisans, aspens, aspersions, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, calculations, cancellations, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, capitalizations, captains, captions, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, carnations, cartons, castrations, catamarans, catkins, cautions, caymans, celebrations, centenarians, certifications, champions, chaplains, characterizations, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, circulations, citations, citizens, civilians, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, collegians, collisions, combinations, comedians, commemorations, commissions, Commons, communications, companions, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, conclusions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, confusions, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contrarians, contributions, contusions, conventions, conversations, conversions, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, cottons, cousins, cravens, creations, crustaceans, curtains, cushions, custodians, dalmatians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decapitations, deceptions, decisions, declarations, decorations, deductions, deepens, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, delusions, demarcations, demons, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denizens, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, determines, detonations, devaluations, deviations, Dickens, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, disciplinarians, disciplines, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, diversions, divisions, doctrines, dolphins, donations, dozens, dragons, dramatizations, dungeons, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, elevens, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, erections, eruptions, estimations, estrogens, evacuations, evaluations, evasions, evens, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, examines, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, exclusions, excursions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, explosions, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, falcons, famines, fashions, federations, felons, fictions, firmans, flirtations, fluctuations, fluorocarbons, formations, formulations, fortifications, fortunes, foundations, fountains, fractions, frictions, frightens, frustrations, functions, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gradations, graduations, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, gyrations, hallucinations, happens, hardens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, hesitations, historians, hooligans, horizons, hospitalizations, humanitarians, humans, humiliations, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, identifications, illusions, illustrations, imaginations, imagines, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, incisions, inclinations, inclusions, incorporations, incursions, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, infusions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, intentions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, interventions, intestines, intimations, introductions, intrusions, inundations, invasions, inventions, investigations, invitations, ions, irritations, jillions, Jordans, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, lacerations, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, liberalizations, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, limitations, linens, lions, lippens, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, lubricants, luncheons, machinations, magicians, magnifications, maidens, malformations, malfunctions, mandarins, manifestations, manipulations, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, martians, mathematicians, matrons, mavens, medallions, medications, meditations, melons, mentions, metropolitans, mignons, migrations, millions, minions, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misfortunes, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mittens, mobilizations, modifications, Morgans, motions, motivations, mountains, muffins, mullens, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, myrmidons, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, neurosurgeons, nominations, nonwovens, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occasions, occupations, oceans, omens, omissions, onions, opens, operations, opinions, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, organs, orientations, originations, orphans, oscillations, ovations, ovens, paeans, palpitations, pardons, parliamentarians, participations, partisans, partitions, passions, pathogens, patients, patricians, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pediatricians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, pensions, peons, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, persuasions, perturbations, petitions, physicians, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plantations, plebeians, poisons, politicians, pollens, polyhedrons, pontifications, populations, porcelains, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, prisons, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, prostaglandins, protections, protestations, protozoans, provisions, provocations, publications, pumpkins, puritans, qualifications, questions, quickens, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, ravens, reactions, realizations, reasons, rebellions, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recisions, recitations, reckons, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regimens, regions, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, religions, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reopens, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, republicans, reputations, rescissions, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, reunions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revisions, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, ribbons, Robins, romans, rotations, ruins, ruminations, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sanctions, sapiens, satisfactions, scallions, scorpions, seasons, secretions, sections, selections, seminarians, sensations, separations, sermons, sessions, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, simulations, siphons, sirens, situations, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, solicitations, solutions, sovereigns, sovrans, specifications, specimens, speculations, squadrons, stallions, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stiffens, stipulations, straightens, strangulations, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summations, summons, superstitions, suppositions, surgeons, suspensions, suspicions, sweetens, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, talons, tamarins, technicians, telecommunications, televisions, temptations, tendons, tensions, terminations, theologians, theoreticians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transfusions, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, trillions, truncheons, tuitions, turbans, unions, urchins, utopians, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, vibrations, villains, violations, virgins, visions, visitations, vitamins, vocations, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, workstations, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-o-p-r-s-s" | |
-1 letter: person, posers, proses, senors, sensor, snores, spores. | |
-2 letters: noses, opens, peons, pesos, pones, pores, porns, poser, poses, posse, press, prone, prose, pross, repos, ropes, roses, senor, snore, sones, sores, sorns, spore. | |
-3 letters: eons, epos, erns, eros, ness, noes, nope, nose, ones, open, opes, ores, oses, pens, peon, peso, pone, pons, pore, porn, pose. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-o-p-r-s-s" | |
+1 letter: personas, poorness, posterns, responds, responsa, response, ropiness, snoopers, spongers. | |
+2 letters: aspersion, conspires, incorpses, isoprenes, nephroses, nephrosis, overspins, patroness, personals, poisoners, preseason, prisoners, prognoses, proneness, prosiness, psoralens, pyranoses, responses, responsum, splendors, sponsored, sportsmen, sternpost, suspensor, transpose, unpersons. | |
+3 letters: aspersions, censorship, copresents, depression, dispersion, dripstones, endosperms, endospores, expression, impression, inspectors, interposes, laypersons, necropsies, newsgroups, newsperson, nonpersons, nonprossed, nonprosses, noospheres, oppressing, oppression, overspends, ownerships, parsonages, patronises, pensioners, percussion, perfusions, permission, persimmons, personages, personates, personnels, persuasion, pervasions, ponderosas, poornesses, porousness, portliness, postponers, precensors, precession, precisions, prelusions, preseasons, previsions, processing, procession, professing, profession, progestins, promptness, properness, repression, repulsions, responders, responsive, responsory, ropinesses, shipowners, splendours, splendrous, spoonerism, sportiness, sternposts, stonecrops, sunporches, supernovas, supersonic, suspensors, suspensory, transposed, transposes, unstoppers. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Frequency 15. Expressions 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Bible Trace 19. Abbreviations 20. Acronyms | 21. Derivations 22. Rhymes 23. Anagrams 24. Bibliography |
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