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"SIGNS" is a plural of: sign. |
Date "SIGNS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | See zodiac. (references) |
General | All informational and directional signs required for an event. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Signs instead of words. A symbolic language made by gestures. Members of religious orders bound to silence, communicate with each other in this way. John, a monk, gives, in his Life of St. Odo, a number of signs for bread, tart, beans, eggs, fish, cheese, honey, milk, cherries, onions, etc. (See Sussex Archaeological Collection, vol. iii. p. 190.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Christian symbolism, besides incorporating much of the early symbolism of Judaism, rapidly developed figures of religious significance peculiar to itself.
Influences
The religious symbolism of Christianity consists of various references to metaphorical figures found in Biblical and Christian teaching, to events and artifacts found in the Bible, or to the history and acts of worship in the Church, as these are interpreted in Christian tradition, within Christian theology, or folk-religion. These symbols may be pictoral figures, metaphorical emblems or literary allusions, geometric shapes, or colors with specific meaning in the context of Christian art or worship.Also common in Christian religious symbolism are emblems, figures or ideas drawn from the cultures into which Christianity has been insinuated, so that symbols existing in those cultures have been adopted but embued with Christian meaning. The phoenix standing for the Resurrection, or the Egg representing rebirth, are examples of this incorporation of pagan symbols, for use in Christian art and customs.
Diverse influences and meaning illustrated
The Christmas tree may be an interesting example of both streams of influence, converging together. Offering an explanation of these streams of meaning may illustrate how the interpretation of symbols is somewhat arbitrary and free.On the one hand, trees that remain green in the winter have been symbolic of life in the midst of death, and of rebirth, in many cultures. The Christian folk-religious custom of erecting and adorning evergreen trees in the middle of winter was borrowed directly from existing practice, regardless of whether the custom had pagan roots. Some of the existing meaning has been carried over into Christian culture, together with these practices.
On the other hand, trees appear with symbolic meaning throughout the Bible: and the Christmas tree alludes to and builds upon this biblical symbolism. From the symbolic tree of knowledge of good and evil, concerning which the Fall of man and the curse of death came, to the tree of life from access to which mankind has been cut off, to the Oak of Mamre which "witnessed" the covenant made with Abraham and the renewal of that covenant with Joshua, to promises concerning the root of Jesse, the Branch, the Messiah, who was hung on a tree to bear the curse, and has been raised up again as a tree of life for the healing of the nations: the Christian story can be told from beginning to end in the symbolic terms of trees.
To focus on one stream of the development of this late Christian symbol, the Christmas tree symbolizes, in part, the promised "Branch", the Messiah, who must be the "Root of Jesse", the descendant prefigured by Jesse's royal son, David. The tree symbolizes the human geneaology of Jesus and especially his tie to David's royal line through Solomon, which had been perplexingly cut off by God from ever inheriting the throne, after Jeconiah. This connection to the cut-off line is symbolized by the cut-down tree, and is indirectly a symbol of the Son of God. According to Christian tradition, although a descendant of Nathan on his mother's side, Jesus is an heir of Solomon on his supposed father's side. In other words, if Joseph were in fact Jesus's father, then Jesus cannot be the Messiah, because Joseph is descended from Jeconiah, the cut-off line.
But through his mother, the genealogy of Jesus satisfies the promise of the Messiah in terms of human descent, and this is symbolized by the erect tree. It is an evergreen, because of his eternal origin as God, according to Christian belief. And yet, the tree is also customarily cut down before it is decorated, symbolizing that Jesus is also an heir of the line of Solomon by adoption, through Joseph. So, Christians think that God's word was miraculously fulfilled through the virgin birth, because in that way, the Branch came from the cut-off line of Jesse by adoption, and also by the living line of Jesse. By the birth of Jesus, the promise concerning Jesse's line has been fully fulfilled, Christians believe, and in this restoration Adam's line, all mankind, redeemed from futility and death, is symbolized. And that is why the Christmas tree is cut down, but restored erect, evergreen and clothed in light, in symbolic commemoration of the virgin birth.
However, this is only one of many explanations of this symbol, and not by any means the most common one. Not only the symbol itself, but also the meaning of the symbol is accounted for and explained in manifold and sometimes contradictory ways, according to various particular traditions. This flexibility and diversity in accounting for the history and meaning should be kept in mind, when considering any Christian symbol.
Examples
Christianity, like most religions, uses a great deal of symbolism. Examples include:
See also :
- Angel
- bread and wine
- Burning Bush
- Ikhthus (or Fish)
- Crucifix
- Cross
- Halo
- Icons
- Labarum (Chi Rho)
- INRI
- Lamb
- Mitre
- Pearly gates
- Sacrament
- candles
- incense
- shepherd
- tiara
- Christianity
- Christian art
- Symbolism
- Religious symbolism
- Icon, iconography
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A signature is a usually stylized version of someone's name written on documents as a proof of identity, like a seal but handwritten.
Text automatically appended to E-mail and Newsgroup messages, usually including a name, contact info, and sometimes quotes and ASCII Art, is also called a signature.
A signature can be referred to in many ways, including the term "John Hancock", after the first of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Signatures are also known as autographs, particularly in the context of autograph collecting.
See also:
- Authentication
- Digital signature
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Signs (2002) is a film by M. Night Shyamalan starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix.Gibson plays an Episcopalian minister who "has been shut down by a devastating life experience." Although the plot revolves around crop circles, its producer, Frank Marshall, said, "It's really about human emotions set in motion by a supernatural event." Shyamalan, who plays a neighbor in the film, was inspired by The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Birds.
Caution: WIKIPEDIA CONTAINS SPOILERS: (This means that Wikipedia plot summaries give away major plot points.)
The film is about a rural family that lives on a farm. The father, played by Gibson, is a former Episocopalian minister who has lost his faith after his wife is killed in a horrific accident by a drunk driver. No longer practicing religiously, he lives with his brother, played by Joaquin Phoenix, and his young daughter and son. Things are fairly steady in life until a mysterious crop circle appears in his corn field. Its origin and purpose is unknown. Some in the town speculate that it may be a prank; a few believe that it may have been created by intelligent alien lifeforms.
Throughout the film we learn that his daughter has a peculiar aversion to water that isn't freshly from the faucet; she constantly says things like "the water is contaminated", and is always asking for a fresh glass of water, leaving behind half-consumed glasses of water around the house (or whatever dwelling she happens to be in.)
As the story progresses, it is clear that Gibson's farm is under watch, and he and his brother chase a dimly seen person who was spying on them at night from the roof of their farm. The being disappears into the crops, moving faster and disappearing far easier than anyone can explain. Soon Gibson's character is shocked to learn that similar crop circles have suddenl appeared all around the world, in ways too similar and created too quickly to merely be a hoax.
As the movie progresses, we see more televised news reports of crop citings around the world, followed by citings of presumed alien beings. This is followed by a citing of numnerous UFOs (unidentified flying objcts), presumed to be of alien origin. The sitution turns dangerous when the UFO's suddenly become invisible; due to birds flying into them and falling, however, the government and news agencies are certain that they still are there.
The movie picks up its pace when Gibson visits the home of the man who accidentally killed his wife (her last words were for him to tell his brother to "swing away.") The wounded doctor's enigmatic discussion expresses regret for killing Gibson's wife, his theories about what his happening, and the cryptic but terrifying last line "I locked one in the kitchen closet". Upon investigating, Gibson indeed finds something intelligent and alive locked in the man's kitchen closet, only dimply seen in the reflection of a knifeblade. When it lunges for him Gibson cuts off one of the intruder's fingers.
Gibson returns home with the news that the entire world is now under attack from alien invaders. There is no safe place to hide. Gibson and his family board up their house. The aliens invade his home, but he hides in the basement with his family and manages to not be caught. In the basement, his young son has a serious asthma attack when he is nearly caught by an alien.
The next morning they return upstairs to discover their house ransacked. The local news reports that the aliens invaded the whole world, kidnapping people by gassing them. It is never explained what their purpose was, but the director (M. Nigh Shyamalan) has suggested that they were harvesting humans for food. At this point in the film, all of the aliens appear to have left the planet; humans have discovered that water harms the aliens. The aliens have even left their wounded behind. Before they can celebrate, the alien whom Gibson mutilated earlier appears and takes his son into his arms. It sprays from its arm a poisonous gas, which we now understand to be the way that it attacks and incapacitates people.
Phoenix, a former baseball player, begins to attack the alien with a bat (Gibson tells him to "swing away." The alien falls backwards into a half-full glass of water that the daughter left out, and it burns through his flesh and kills it. They discover that because of the asthma attack, the son's lungs were closed off and the gas did not penetrate. Gibson regains his faith because he feels that the messages from his dying wife was sent to her by God in order to save the life of their son.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Signs."
Synonyms: SIGNSSynonyms: Signs (Notices), Signs and signboards, Signs and symbols. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Omen | Bird of ill omen; signs of the times; gathering clouds; warning. |
Warning | Handwriting on the wall, mene mene tekel upharsin, red flag, yellow flag; fog-signal, foghorn; siren; monitor, warning voice, Cassandra, signs of the times, Mother Cary's chickens, stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death watch. |
World | Constellation, zodiac, signs of the zodiac, Charles's wain, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Great Bear, Southern Cross, Orion's belt, Cassiopea's chair, Pleiades. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: SIGNS |
| English words defined with "SIGNS": Ascending signs, Austral signs, Autumnal signs ♦ Physical signs ♦ Unlike signs ♦ Vernal signs. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SIGNS": Celestial Signs, CLEANER, SIGNS ♦ guide signs ♦ Location Directories and Signs ♦ Public-house Signs ♦ road signs ♦ SALES REPRESENTATIVE, SIGNS AND DISPLAYS. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "SIGNS": Unvoweled. (references) |
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Screenplays | And after he signs the bill, release the tape anyway (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein) At the first signs of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor (The Day the Earth Stood Still; writing credit: Harry Bates; Edmund H. North) You put up reward signs. Twenty-five thousand dollars (Black Hawk Down; writing credit: Ken Nolan) So what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you: are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles (Signs; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) Virgins, put on your no entry signs. (History of the World Part 1; writing credit: Mel Brooks) | |
Lyrics | I see the signs (Www.memory; performing artist: Alan Jackson) Searching for signs of life but there's nobody home (Good; performing artist: Better Than Ezra) Singing songs and carrying signs ("For What It's Worth"; performing artist: Buffalo Springfield) Watchin' the signs along the way (We've Only Just Begun; performing artist: Carpenters) Never to ignore the signs (Misled; performing artist: Celine Dion) | |
Tongue Twisters | The sun shines on shop signs. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Signs of Spring (1916) Ignatz Believes in Signs (1916) Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the Pledge (1915) M. Night Shyamalan's Signs of Fear (2002) Signs of Life (2001) | |
Song Titles | Signs (performing artist: Tesla) Signs (performing artist: The Five Man Electrical Band) | |
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 | This slide lists the seven early warning signs of cancer. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | In remote areas with little human habitation, the most appropriate action may be to post signs on the roads entering the epizootic area to warn people, and provide information on personal protection and plague prevention. Credit: CDC. |
 | Schistosomiasis warning signs (Do not bathe yourself here. There is Bilharzia). Puerto Rico, 1954. Credit: CDC. |  | Scientists Look for Signs of Pollution in the Superhighway in the Sky. Credit: NASA. |
 | Dr.Wernher von Braun Signs Autographs. Credit: NASA. |  | Spotters looking for signs of tuna such as logs on surface or agitated water. Tuna tend to congregate around floating logs or other floating objects on the surface. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Spotter using large binoculars to look for signs of tuna. Credit: Fisheries. |  | 09/27/2000 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFPN) -- Carol DiBattiste, under Secretary of the Air Force signs the re-enlistment papers of Tech. Sgt. Tate Leger of the 31st Maintenance Squadron, here. DiBattiste stopped here to meet with troops and families, and. |
 | Land owner Glen Schuetz post signs on his farm in the Venedy, IL. area. Credit: USDA. |  | Signs warning residents and tourists about the danger on the forest and surrounding area. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Signs 3" by Mantis Wong Commentary: "No parking street sign by my house." | "Barcelona Subway Signs" by Alex Furr Commentary: "Shot of a sign from Barcelona subway." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Consumer's Information Guide | You can't fool all the people all the time -- highway interchange signs come pretty close, however. |
Denis Diderot | All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs. |
Marcus Tullius Cicero | It was ordained at the beginning of the world that certain signs should prefigure certain events. |
Philo | Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young. |
Samuel Johnson | Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas. |
Steven Wright | I drove past a gas station the other day. There were two signs in the window; "Help Wanted", "Self Service". So, I went in and hired myself. Made myself the boss. I took all the money and I left. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | There was a chair set close beside the child, and there were signs of some one having been there, lately |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | I make signs to Madame Magloire that she shall not oppose him, and he runs what risks he chooses |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Mr Harford went to and fro making little signs in red pencil and sometimes sitting beside the boy to show him how to hold the pen. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | My master observed the whole performance with great signs of curiosity and admiration |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Other possible signs. (references) | |
You See Signs of Rodent Nests. (references) | ||
You have signs of dehydration. (references) | ||
Business | NGO reports stated that the body showed signs of torture. (references) | |
It has hit the bottom and started showing signs of recovery. (references) | ||
A CNDH expert verified that Mesino showed no signs of mistreatment. (references) | ||
Children | Brazil | Over the past 10 years, there have been 21 murders in Maranhao State of boys between the ages of 9 and 13; all were from very poor families, and many bore signs of sexual assault. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Angola | IDP's who arrived from UNITA-controlled areas displayed signs of abuse and severe malnutrition. (references) |
Estonia | The Law on Language prohibits the use of any foreign language on public signs, advertisements, and notices, including election posters. (references) | |
Economic History | Jordan | The king signs and executes all laws. (references) |
Cameroon | Recent signs, however, are encouraging. (references) | |
Russia | Still, there are hopeful signs for improvement. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ecuador | His body showed signs of other physical abuse. (references) |
Bangladesh | Julhash's body showed signs of a severe beating. (references) | |
Guatemala | Some cases presented signs of premeditation and malicious intent. (references) | |
Minorities | Czech Republic | Some restaurants, pubs, and other venues refuse service to Roma and post signs prohibiting their entry. (references) |
Sweden | Rightwing groups are not permitted to display signs and banners with provocative symbols at their rallies. (references) | |
Romania | Bilingual street signs were not erected in Cluj by year's end; bilingual signs have been erected in small localities around Cluj. (references) | |
Political Economy | Lebanon | Following 2 years of recession, the economy is showing faint signs of recovery. (references) |
BANGLADESH | However, recent data show signs of a slowing down of activity over the last quarter of the fiscal year. (references) | |
Burma | These are early but positive signs that the regime may be willing to move toward national reconciliation in the talks. (references) | |
Trade | Croatia | Again, these are positive signs of an improved level of confidence in the banking sector. (references) |
Ghana | Until recently the sector was dominated by state-owned institutions and showed few signs of competition. (references) | |
Indonesia | Despite lagging progress on bank and corporate debt restructuring, the Indonesian economy has shown some signs of recovery. (references) | |
Travel | Israel | Most signs in public places are in all three languages. (references) |
Russia | Signs are in Russian only, so it is helpful at least to learn the Cyrillic alphabet before you come. (references) | |
Oman | Except for governmental offices, most commercial building signs and road signs are in Arabic and English. (references) | |
Women | Yemen | The husband and the wife's "guardian" (usually her father) sign the marriage contract; in Aden and some outlying governorates, the wife also signs. (references) |
Trinidad and Tobago | There has been increased media coverage of domestic abuse cases and signs of a shift in public opinion, which had held that such cases were a private matter. (references) | |
Samoa | While police receive some complaints from abused women, domestic violence offenders typically are punished by village councils, but only if the abuse is considered extreme (that is, visible signs of physical abuse). (references) | |
Worker Rights | Bulgaria | Prevailing public attitudes often stigmatize victims, although there are some signs that this may be changing slowly. (references) |
Malaysia | Some trafficking women who exhibit signs of physical abuse may be sent to a woman's shelter instead of being kept by the police; however, permission from the police to allow victims to reside in a shelter is sometimes difficult to obtain. (references) | |
China | In some cities, signs in bus and train stations warn women of potential dangers; police in the stations have been trained to look for women who may be traveling against their The Government also established a national telephone hot line on abduction, as well as a national databank on victims and traffickers. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authenticity and authority. Sometimes it is stamped upon wax, and attached to the paper, sometimes into the paper itself. Sealing, in this sense, is a survival of an ancient custom of inscribing important papers with cabalistic words or signs to give them a magical efficacy independent of the authority that they represent. In the British museum are preserved many ancient papers, mostly of a sacerdotal character, validated by necromantic pentagrams and other devices, frequently initial letters of words to conjure with; and in many instances these are attached in the same way that seals are appended now. As nearly every reasonless and apparently meaningless custom, rite or observance of modern times had origin in some remote utility, it is pleasing to note an example of ancient nonsense evolving in the process of ages into something really useful. Our word "sincere" is derived from sine cero, without wax, but the learned are not in agreement as to whether this refers to the absence of the cabalistic signs, or to that of the wax with which letters were formerly closed from public scrutiny. Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis. The initials L.S., commonly appended to signatures of legal documents, mean locum sigillis, the place of the seal, although the seal is no longer used -- an admirable example of conservatism distinguishing Man from the beasts that perish. The words locum sigillis are humbly suggested as a suitable motto for the Pribyloff Islands whenever they shall take their place as a sovereign State of the American Union. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Fran Drescher | I'm not a suer. I didn't sue anybody. I want to help people and I want to raise consciousness, and I want people, men and women alike, to become more aware of what early warning signs of cancer is and to empower themselves. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We summon all our knowledge of the past and we scan all signs of the future. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Let us draw encouragement from the signs of hope-for they, too, are many. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Although the situation in Poland has shown signs of stabilizing recently, Soviet forces remain in a high state of readiness and they could move into Poland on short notice. |
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| "SIGNS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.06% of the time. "SIGNS" is used about 4,628 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) | 98.06% | 4,538 | 2,156 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 1.94% | 90 | 34,744 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,628 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SIGNS" 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 |
| Signs | Last name | 130 | 60,244 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "SIGNS". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Mazzaroth | N/A | Biblical | The twelve signs of the zodiac |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Vital Signs Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "SIGNS": accidental signs ♦ ascending signs ♦ Austral signs ♦ Autumnal signs ♦ cantillation signs ♦ Cardinal signs ♦ Descending signs ♦ give signs ♦ guide signs ♦ illuminated signs ♦ Location Directories and Signs ♦ neon signs ♦ outside signs ♦ physical signs ♦ posting signs ♦ put signs on ♦ road signs ♦ show signs ♦ Signs and Symptoms ♦ signs and wonders ♦ signs of pregnancy ♦ signs of the times ♦ signs of the zodiac ♦ speak by signs ♦ traffic signs ♦ unlike signs ♦ vernal signs. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "SIGNS": road-signs, street-signs, v-signs. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
zodiac signs.com | 22 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SIGNS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | tekens. (various references) | |
Albanian | vazhdë (furrow, rail, rut, trace, track, trail, trench), tabelat. (various references) | |
Arabic | وضع لا فتات (posting signs). (various references) | |
Basque | seinaleak (the signs). (various references) | |
Breton | panelloù. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | противоположни знаци (unlike signs). (various references) | |
Chinese | 标志 (marker, sign, symbol). (various references) | |
Czech | znaèek. (various references) | |
Danish | skiltning (signage), signalering (signaling, signalling). (various references) | |
Dutch | signalisatie, borden, bewegwijzering (advance signing, direction signing, road signs, route signing, signage). (various references) | |
Esperanto | afi–ojn. (various references) | |
Estonian | silte. (various references) | |
Finnish | viitoitus, kylttejä. (various references) | |
Flemish | wegwijzers. (various references) | |
French | signes, signalisation (signaling, signalling), panneaux, indications, fléchage (signage). (various references) | |
French Canadian | indications. (various references) | |
German | signiert (signed), Signalisierung, Signalisation, schildern (delineate, depict, describe, narrate, outline, paint, portray, to delineate, to depict, unroll), schilder (shields, signboards, signposts), Zeichen (bookmark, character, chars, figure, icon, identification, indication, Mark, marker, notation, omen, portent, punctuation mark, reference, sign, signal, symbol, token), Verkehrsregelung (flow regulation, traffic control), Leitsystem (signage), beschilderung. (various references) | |
Greek | σηματοδότηση (signalling), σήμανση (carriageway marking, delineator, labeling, labelling, mark, marking, markup, mark-up, navigation mark, road marking, seamark, signage, signposting, tattooing, traffic signing, traffic signs, visual aid, visual aid to navigatio), ενδείξεις (signage). (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | siy. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לאותת (beckon, give signs, indicate, sign, signal), שלוט (posting signs), סימני הטעמים (cantillation signs, notes of accentuation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | jelzéseket. (various references) | |
Icelandic | skiltunum (the signs). (various references) | |
Irish | comharthaí. (various references) | |
Italian | simbolo (attribute, badge, char, character, characters, chars, emblem, mark, sign, symbol, token, type), segnaletica (signposting), pannelli segnaletici (signage). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 雲行き (look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, weather), 前知らせ (omen, premonition, previous notice), 兆し (omen, symptoms), 兆し (omen, symptoms), 兆 (billion, indication, omen, portent, sign, symptoms, trillion), 下地 (aptitude, elementary knowledge of, first coat of plastering, foundation, grounding in, groundwork, inclination, prearrangement, soy, spadework, symptoms). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | したじ (aptitude, elementary knowledge of, first coat of plastering, foundation, grounding in, groundwork, inclination, prearrangement, soy, spadework, symptoms), きざし (dawning, germination, omen, sprouting, symptoms), くもゆき (look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, weather), まえじらせ (omen, premonition, previous notice). (various references) | |
Korean | 표시 (Denoting, flagging, indication, sign). (various references) | |
Manx | cowraghyn toshee (incipient signs). (various references) | |
Norwegian | skiltene (the signs). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ignssay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sinalização (wigwag), sinais (beauty spot, lentigo, naevus pigmentosus), letreiros (inscriptions, labels). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | sinais, placas (placards), letreiros (inscriptions). (various references) | |
Romanian | semnele plus şi minus (unlike signs), vorbi prin semne (speak by signs). (various references) | |
Russian | подписывать знак (sign). (various references) | |
Scottish | sanasan. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | znakovi za obeležavanje (guide signs). (various references) | |
Somali | calaamadaha. (various references) | |
Sotho | matshwao (the signs). (various references) | |
Spanish | signo (attribute, char, characteristic, characters, chars, denotation, mark, omen, sign, symbol, trace), senales, señas (address), señalización vial, señalización (signaling, signalling, signposting), señales (imprint), letreros (notices). (various references) | |
Swahili | matangazo. (various references) | |
Swedish | skyltar. (various references) | |
Tswana | matshwao. (various references) | |
Turkish | trafik işaretleri dikme (posting signs), mucizeler ve harikalar (signs and wonders), ýşaretleri (the signs), ışıklı reklâmlar (neon signs). (various references) | |
Xhosa | amabala. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Shmeia de toiV pisteusasin tauta parakolouqhsei en tw onomati mou daimonia ekbalousin glwssaiV lalhsousin kainaiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Signa autem eos qui crediderint haec sequentur in nomine meo daemonia eicient linguis loquentur novis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þa tacnen þe hæbbed þa þe ge-lyfeð þis folgeð. On mine name deofle gad ut.tungen spreced neowe. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And these tokenes schulen sue hem, that bileuen. In my name thei schulen caste out feendis; thei schulen speke with newe tungis; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And these signes shall folowe them that beleve: In my name they shall cast oute devyls and shall speake with newe tonges |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new languages; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Ug kanila nga motoo maganunot kining maong mga ilhanan: sa akong ngalan ilang pagulaon ang mga yawa; magasulti silag mga bag-ong sinultihan; |
| Croatian | A ovi æe znakovi pratiti one koji uzvjeruju: u ime æe moje izganjati zloduhe, novim æe jezicima zboriti, |
| Danish | Men disse Tegn skulle følge dem, som tro: I mit Navn skulle de uddrive onde Ånder; de skulle tale med nye Tunger; |
| Dutch | En degenen, die geloofd zullen hebben, zullen deze tekenen volgen: in Mijn Naam zullen zij duivelen uitwerpen; met nieuwe tongen zullen zij spreken. |
| Finnish | Ja nämä merkit seuraavat niitä, jotka uskovat: minun nimessäni he ajavat ulos riivaajia, puhuvat uusilla kielillä, |
| French | Voici les miracles qui accompagneront ceux qui auront cru: en mon nom, ils chasseront les démons; ils parleront de nouvelles langues; |
| Gaelic | Agus leanaidh na comharran so iadsan a chreideas: Nam ainmse tilgidh iad a mach deomhain: labhraidh iad le teangannan ura; |
| German | Die Zeichen aber, die da folgen werden denen, die da glauben, sind die: in meinem Namen werden sie Teufel austreiben, mit neuen Zungen reden. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebagai bukti bahwa mereka percaya, orang-orang itu akan mengusir roh jahat atas nama-Ku; mereka akan berbicara dalam bahasa-bahasa yang tidak mereka kenal. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka segala tanda ini akan menyertai orang yang percaya itu: Bahwa atas nama-Ku mereka itu akan membuangkan setan dan mereka itu akan berkata-kata dengan berbagai-bagai bahasa; |
| Maori | Ka whai tahi hoki enei tohu i te hunga e whakapono ana: ma toku ingoa ratou ka pei rewera ai; ka korerotia ai e ratou nga reo hou; |
| Norwegian | Og disse tegn skal følge dem som tror: I mitt navn skal de drive ut onde ånder, de skal tale med tunger, |
| Portuguese | E estes sinais acompanharão aos que crerem: em meu nome expulsarão demônios; falarão novas línguas; |
| Rumanian | Iatq semnele cari vor knsoyi pe cei ce vor crede: kn Numele Meu vor scoate draci; vor vorbi kn limbi noi; |
| Russian | хЧЕТПЧБЧЫЙИ ЦЕ ВХДХФ УПРТПЧПЦДБФШ УЙЙ ЪОБНЕОЙС: ЙНЕОЕН нПЙН ВХДХФ ЙЪЗПОСФШ ВЕУПЧ; ВХДХФ ЗПЧПТЙФШ ОПЧЩНЙ СЪЩЛБНЙ; |
| Shuar | Shuar winia Náarun pachis, Yúsan nekas Enentáimtakka, juna Túrawartatui, Yusa kakarmarin iniakmastaj tusa: iwianchin jiiki akupkartatui; Chíkich chichamjai chichasartatui; |
| Spanish | Estas señales seguirán a los que creen: En mi nombre echarán fuera demonios, hablarán nuevas lenguas, |
| Swahili | Na ishara hizi zitaandamana na wale wanaoamini: kwa jina langu watatoa pepo na watasema kwa lugha mpya. |
| Swedish | Och dessa tecken skola åtfölja dem som tro: genom mitt namn skola de driva ut onda andar, de skola tala nya tungomål, |
| Uma | Pai' hema to mepangala', kuwai' -ra kuasa mpobabehi tanda-tanda to hewa toi: Hante hanga' -ku mpopalai-ra seta. Mololita-ra hante basa to uma ra'incai ngkai baraka' Inoha' Tomoroli'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "SIGNS": assigns, codesigns, consigns, cosigns, countersigns, designs, ensigns, outdesigns, overdesigns, preassigns, reassigns, redesigns, resigns. (additional references) | |
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"SIGNS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: isbns, sgint, sians, sifnos, Sigint, signa, signe, Signes, signi, Signo, Sigon, singh, sinn, sion, snes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SIGNS" (pronounced sī"nz) |
| 4 | s ī" n z | assigns, sines. |
| 3 | -ī" n z | aligns, alines, bines, brines, Clines, combines, declines, defines, designs, dines, Dynes, fines, inclines, Kines, lines, mines, nines, opines, pines, redefines, refines, resigns, shines, shrines, spines, tines, tynes, undermines, vines, whines, wines. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sings. | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-n-s-s" | |
-1 letter: gins, sign, sing, sins. | |
-2 letters: gin, ins, sin, sis. | |
-3 letters: in, is, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-n-s-s" | |
+1 letter: assign, gneiss, gnosis, singes, slings, stings, swings. | |
+2 letters: askings, assigns, bigness, bossing, busings, bussing, casings, cessing, cosigns, cussing, designs, dissing, dossing, ensigns, fessing, fussing, gaskins, gassing, genesis, gibsons, grisons, hissing, ingests, ingress, isogons, issuing, jessing, kissing, losings, massing, messing, missing, mossing, musings, mussing, nosings, passing, pissing, resigns, risings, sashing, sassing, savings, sayings, seeings, seising, sensing, sewings, sidings, signals, signees, signers, signets, signors, singers, singles, sizings, skiings, sorings, sousing, springs, stingos, strings, sudsing, sussing, swinges, tossing, wissing, yessing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Derived from | 17. Names: Company Usage 18. Expressions 19. Expressions: Internet 20. Translations: Modern | 21. Bible Trace 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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