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THY

Definition: THY

THY

Pronoun

1. Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "THY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Turkish Airlines

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yollari) is an airline operated as a "state economic enterprise" owned by the government of Turkey. It was founded on May 20, 1933 as the State Airlines Administration.


Turkish Airlines Boeing 737.
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On 3 March 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in France, killing all 346 passengers aboard

On March 28, 2003, an Airbus A310 of the airline, flying from Istanbul to Ankara, was hijacked during the flight, and diverted to Greece. The hijacker said he wanted to fly to Germany, alleging that his mother and sister were hostages there. At the airport in Athens the aircraft was surrounded by Greek security forces and after 3 hours of negotiations the 20 year-old hijacker, Ozgur Gencarslan, finally gave up. It is said that Gencarslan was not affiliated with any terrorist organisation and was acting on his own.

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Synonyms within Context: THY

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Advice

Phrase: "give every man thine ear but few thy voice"; "I pray thee cease thy counsel"; "my guide, philosopher, and friend"; "'twas good advice and meant, my son be good"; verbum sat sapienti; vive memor leti; "we, ask advice but we mean approbation".

Belief

Phrase: experto crede; fata viam invenient;Phrase: experto crede; fata viam invenient; Justitiae soror incorrupta Fides; "live to explain thy doctrine by thy life"; "stands not within the prospect of belief"; tarde quae credita laedunt credimus; vide et crede.

Book

Phrase: "among the giant fossils of my past"; craignez tout d'un auteur en courroux; "for authors nobler palms remain"; "I lived to write and wrote to live"; "look in thy heart and write"; "there is no Past so long as Books shall live"; "the public mind is the creation of the Master-Writers"; "volumes that I prize above my dukedom".

Caution

Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum; "give, every man thine ear but few thy voice"; he who laughs last laughs best, il rit bien qui rit le dernier; ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no veas; nescit vox missa reverti; " love all, trust a few "; noli irritare leones; safe bind safe find; " if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Master

Phrase: da locum melioribus; der Furst ist der erste Diener seines Staats; "lord of thy presence and no land beside".

Modesty

Phrase: " not stepping o'er the bounds of modesty "; " thy modesty's a candle to thy merit ".

Observance

Phrase: ignoscito saepe alteri nunquam tibi; tempori parendum; "to God, thy country, and thy friend be true".

Speech

Phrase: quoth he, said he; "action is eloquence"; "pour the full tide of eloquence along"; "she speaks poignards and every word stabs"; "speech is but broken light upon the depth of the unspoken; "to try thy eloquence now 'tis time.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: THY

English words defined with "THY": At allClouted brogues, Coming in, confirm, counterbalanceFor thyIn idlelessonmany a, Maranatha, moralopposeRural deanerySnag tooth, Stiff necktest tube, The light of the countenance, therewithal, To advise one's self, To avise one's self, To bid welcome, To break forth, To break off, To do stead, To go out, To hide the face, To hide the face from, To keep back, To keep the foot, To set by, To set the hand to, To shift the scene, To stand in stead, To take heed to, To take in vain, To use up, To wind up, turn the scalesWoe worth. (references)
Specialty definitions using "THY": Actaeon, Adonai, As... as, AsclepiadicsBaillif, Benvolio, Bird in thy Bosom, Blowzelinda, Bought and Sold, Bridge of GoldCaledon, Candles of the Night, Chair-days, Colemira, Condign', Corinth's Pedagogue, Covetous Man, Cut and DryDavid and Jonathan, Decalogue, Democritos, Drows, Dying SayingsExcessFather Thames, Flowers and Trees with Christian Traditions, FOLLY, Foot-notes, ForbësGaleotti, Galimaufrey, Golden Bowl is Broken, Golden Verses, GRAPEHead Shaved, Holy Isle, Horn-book, Houyhnhnms, HumphreyII, Isle of MistJack o' the Clock, JESTER, Jockey of NorfolkLamp of Heaven, Laugh on the Other Side of Your Mouth, lead, Light of One's Countenance, lookingMagic Rings, MazikeenNabal, Nicean BarksObadiah, Olive Branches, OvereatParidel, Physician, heal Thyself, Poetical Construction, Promethean Fire, ProselytesRebeccaites, RoderigoSabbath, satire, SCIMETARTuringolUpsee-DutchVale of AvocaWoe to Thee, O Land. (references)

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Modern Usage: THY

DomainUsage

Screenplays

It means know thy self (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

And then put out the light. But once put out thy light, I cannot give it vital breath again (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Peter Pan, prepare to meet thy doom (Hook; writing credit: J.M. Barrie;)

Uh, Lord, hallowed be Thy name (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele)

Thy bidding will be done (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Lyrics

Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight (Rivers Of Babylon; performing artist: Boney M)

Tongue Twisters

Sheath thy sword, the surly sheriff said, "or surely shall a churlish serf soon shatter thee. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Love Thy Neighbor (1973)

Honor Thy Father (1973)

Skæve dage i Thy (1971)

Belabout Thy Neighbor (1970)

Love Thy Neighbor and His Wife (1970)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: THY

DomainTitle

Books

  • Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine (reference)

  • Honor Thy Father (reference)

  • Into Thy Word: A Simple, Easy to Learn, 'How To' Guide to Better Understand the Bible and What God Has to Say to Us (reference)

  • Jesus, Hero of Thy Soul: Impressions Left by the Savior's Touch (reference)

  • Know Thy Self (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: THY

Computer Images:
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Photo Album: THY

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

There is hope, my adored, hope for thy sister and for us. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ah, like a wood Anemone, thy face, thy curving throat shone faintly through the enfolding gloom that hung about me. Credit: Library of Congress.

O Lawd-- hyeh's another who meddles with thy servant and profanes thy day. Credit: Library of Congress.

Evening prayer--"Hallowed be thy name" / lith. & pub. by Currier & Ives. Credit: Library of Congress.

-- America, America, God shed his Grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood --. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: THY
 

"Turn thy head nr2" by Bas V.d Eykhof
Commentary: "Dennis also resting, wanting to be a model."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: THY

AuthorQuotation

Benjamin Franklin

Let thy discontents be thy secrets.
To lengthen thy Life, lessen thy meals.
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Lamartine

If God is thy father, man is thy brother.

Miguel De Cervantes

A blot in thy escutcheon to all futurity.

The Talmud

The sun will set without thy assistance.

William Penn

Next to God, thy parents.

William Shakespeare

But thy eternal summer shall not fade.
What e'er thou art, act well thy part.
Thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: THY

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And accordingly we see the positive law of God every where joins them together, without distinction, when it commands the obedience of children, Honour thy father and thy mother, Exod. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: THY

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Thy ready wit the word will soon supply

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

It was my folly, and thy weakness

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

This Greek alone would have been worthy to paint thy mouth

Imitation of Horace

John Dryden

Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own; He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

May Thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace and may Thy blessing be always upon us through Christ, Our Lord

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

I pity thy complaining

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Vanity! Thy name is woman

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: THY

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

However, they also complained strongly that despite having more direct contact, thy often receive poor service. (references)

Economic History

Turkey

American further services THY passengers with onward direct flights to a number of domestic U.S. destinations. (references)

Turkey

Currently, Delta is serving the Istanbul-New York route and American offers service between Istanbul and its hubs in New York, Chicago and Miami through its code-share partner THY. (references)

Travel

Turkey

American Airlines and THY have a code-share arrangement with THY serving American's hubs in New York, Chicago, and Miami. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EXCESS, n. In morals, an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of moderation. Hail, high Excess -- especially in wine, To thee in worship do I bend the knee Who preach abstemiousness unto me -- My skull thy pulpit, as my paunch thy shrine. Precept on precept, aye, and line on line, Could ne'er persuade so sweetly to agree With reason as thy touch, exact and free, Upon my forehead and along my spine. At thy command eschewing pleasure's cup, With the hot grape I warm no more my wit; When on thy stool of penitence I sit I'm quite converted, for I can't get up. Ungrateful he who afterward would falter To make new sacrifices at thine altar!

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: THY

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Gerald Ford

1974-1977May our third century be illuminated by liberty and blessed with brotherhood, so that we and all who come after us may be the humble servants of thy peace.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: THY

"THY" is generally used as a determiner (possessive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "THY" is used about 649 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Determiner (possessive)100%64910,069

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: THY

The following table summarizes the usage of "THY" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
ThyLast name10077,161
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: THY

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "THY".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
AthachN/ABiblical

Thy time

PasachN/ABiblical

Thy broken piece

SalcahN/ABiblical

Thy lifting up

SalcahN/ABiblical

Thy basket

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: THY

Expressions using "THY": blessed be thy name! For thy hallowed be thy name thy country. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "THY": fil-thy.

Containing "THY": beggar-thy-neighbor, praise-my-soul-the-king-of-heaven-to-his-feet-thy-tribute.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: THY

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

thy

166

hallowed iron lyrics maiden name thy

7

great is thy faithfulness

63

lyrics thy word

7

honor thy father

52

know thy self

7

author father honor thy

39

primordial thy

6

the sin of thy beloved

38

glorify thy name

6

author father gay honor thy

35

god holy name praise thy we

6

237 b b b b de discograf hard heavy metal metal primordial thrash thy z

32

father honor mother thy thy

6

love thy neighbor

18

majestie thy

6

movie thy

17

hallowed name tab thy

5

hallowed be thy name

15

how excellent is thy name

5

thy word

13

own self thy true

5

father gay honor thy

13

frailty name thy woman

5

faithfulness great lyrics thy

11

enemy know thy

4

hallowed lyrics name thy

11

pan thy monium

4

thy kingdom come

10

faithfullness great thy

4

thy serpent

9

beloved lyrics sin thy

4

honor thy father and mother

9

lamp thy word

4

thy you.com

8

instrument lord make peace thy

4

foot lamp thy unto word

7

into thy word

4

thy will be done

7

thy word is truth

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: THY

Language Translations for "THY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

tënd (your), yte, yt (one's own, our, thine, your), jote (your), jot. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ملكك (thine), ‏لك (shellac, thine, yours), ‏خاصتك (thine). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

свой (his, own, several). (various references)

   

Czech

  

tvùj (your, yours). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مال تو (Thine), ات . (various references)

   

French

  

ton, tes, ta. (various references)

   

German

  

dein (thine, your). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σόσ, σου. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שלך (cormorant, osprey, thine, your). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tied (thine, your, yours), -od, -d. (various references)

   

Italian

  

tuo (your), tua (your), di te (thine). (various references)

   

Manx

  

dty (thine, your), dt' (thine, your). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ythay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

tuas (thine, your, yours), tua (thine, your, yours), teus (thine, your, yours), teu (thine, your, yours). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

tale (your), tãu (thine, your), tãi, ta (thine, your). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

твой (thine, your, yours). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

t' (your : t' athair, your father), do (a verbal particle denoting "to, did, prep. to, thine, to, your). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

tvoj (thine, your, yours). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tu (your). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

din (thine, your, yours). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ของท่าน. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

senin (of thee, of you, thine, your). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

твій (thine, your, yours). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

dy (thine, your). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: THY

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Avestan200-600

thwa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: THY

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 2, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOti eidon oi ofqalmoi mou to swthrion sou
Latin405VulgateQuia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum
Old English990West SaxonForðam mine eagan gesawon þine hæle.
Middle English1395WyclifFor myn iyen han seyn thin helthe,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleFor myne eyes have sene ye saveour sent fro ye
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Victorian English1833WebsterFor my eyes have seen thy salvation,
Basic English1964OgdenFor my eyes have seen your salvation,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: THY

LanguageLuke Chapter 2, Verse 30
Cebuanokay ang akong mga mata nakakita na man sa kaluwasan gikan kanimo,
CroatianTa vidješe oèi moje spasenje tvoje,
DanishThi mine Øjne have set din Frelse,
DutchWant mijn ogen hebben Uw zaligheid gezien,
Finnishsillä minun silmäni ovat nähneet sinun autuutesi,
FrenchCar mes yeux ont vu ton salut,
Germandenn meine Augen haben deinen Heiland gesehen,
Haitian CreolePaske mwen wè ak je mwen moun ou voye pou delivre nou an.
HungarianMert látták az én szemeim a te üdvösségedet,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSebab dengan mataku sendiri aku sudah melihat Penyelamat yang daripada-Mu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKarena mataku telah melihat selamat yang daripada-Mu,
Italianperché i miei occhi han visto la tua salvezza,
LatvianJo manas acis redzçjuðas Tavu pestîðanu,
Manx GaelicSon ta my hooillyn er vakin dty haualtys;
MaoriKa kite nei hoki oku kanohi i tau whakaoranga,
Norwegianfor mine øine har sett din frelse,
Portuguesepois os meus olhos já viram a tua salvação,   
RumanianCqci au vqzutochii mei mkntuirea Ta,
RussianЙВП ЧЙДЕМЙ ПЮЙ НПЙ УРБУЕОЙЕ фЧПЕ,
Shuar
SwahiliMaana kwa macho yangu nimeuona wokovu utokao kwako,
Swedishty mina ögon hava sett din frälsning,
UmaHante mata-ku moto-mi mpohilo Topetolo' to ngkai Iko Pue',

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: THY

Derivations

Words beginning with "THY": thylacine, thylacines, thylakoid, thylakoids, thyme, thymectomies, thymectomize, thymectomized, thymectomizes, thymectomizing, thymectomy, thymes, thymey, thymi, thymic, thymidine, thymidines, thymier, thymiest, thymine, thymines, thymocyte, thymocytes, thymol, thymols, thymosin, thymosins, thymus, thymuses, thymy, thyratron, thyratrons, thyreoid, thyristor, thyristors, thyrocalcitonin, thyrocalcitonins, thyroglobulin, thyroglobulins, thyroid, thyroidal, thyroidectomies, thyroidectomized, thyroidectomy, thyroiditis, thyroiditises, thyroids, thyrotoxicoses, thyrotoxicosis, thyrotrophic, thyrotrophin. (additional references)

Words ending with "THY": airworthy, allelopathy, antipathy, apathy, arthropathy, blameworthy, bothy, breathy, brothy, cardiomyopathy, cardiopathy, chrestomathy, crashworthy, creditworthy, deathy, drouthy, earthy, empathy, encephalopathy, enteropathy, filthy, frothy, growthy, healthy, heathy, hemoglobinopathy, homeopathy, hydropathy, lathy, lengthy, lymphadenopathy, mothy, mouthy, myelopathy, myopathy, mythy, naprapathy, naturopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, newsworthy, noteworthy, osteopathy, pithy, polymathy, praiseworthy, psychopathy, retinopathy, roadworthy, seaworthy, smithy. (additional references)

Words containing "THY": amethyst, amethystine, amethysts, antithyroid, azidothymidine, azidothymidines, bathyal, bathymetric, bathymetrical, bathymetrically, bathymetries, bathymetry, bathypelagic, bathyscaph, bathyscaphe, bathyscaphes, bathyscaphs, bathysphere, bathyspheres, bathythermograph, bathythermographs, bimethyl, bimethyls, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcelluloses, cyanoethylate, cyanoethylated, cyanoethylates, cyanoethylating, cyanoethylation, cyanoethylations, cyclothymia, cyclothymias, cyclothymic, diethylcarbamazine, diethylcarbamazines, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilbestrols, dimethyl, dimethylhydrazine, dimethylhydrazines, dimethylnitrosamine, dimethylnitrosamines, dimethyls, dimethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamines, dithyramb, dithyrambic, dithyrambically, dithyrambs, ecthyma. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: THY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

 Words containing the letters "h-t-y"
 

+1 letter: hyte, myth, they.

 

+2 letters: bothy, ethyl, hasty, hefty, hooty, hotly, itchy, kythe, lathy, mothy, myths, mythy, pithy, rhyta, synth, techy, thewy, thuya, thyme, thymi, thymy, tushy, tythe, whity, withy, yacht, yirth, youth.

 

+3 letters: apathy, bitchy, botchy, brothy, bypath, catchy, chanty, chatty, cherty, chesty, chitty, deathy, earthy, eighty, ethoxy, ethyls, ethyne, filthy, fitchy, frothy, ghosty, hearty, heathy, hostly, hyetal, kythed, kythes, methyl, mighty, mouthy, mythic, mythoi, mythos, nighty, patchy, phytol, phyton, pitchy, python, rhythm, rhyton, righty, scythe, shanty, shelty, shifty, shirty, shorty, shyest, smithy, stithy, synths, tetchy, theory, thinly, thirty, thorny, thusly, thuyas, thymes, thymey, thymic, thymol, thymus, thyrse, thyrsi, toothy, torchy, touchy, toughy, toyish, trashy, trophy, typhon, typhus, tythed, tythes, whitey, witchy, worthy, wrathy, yachts, yirths, youths.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Frequency
15. Names: Derived from
16. Expressions
17. Expressions: Internet
18. Translations: Modern
19. Translations: Ancient
20. Bible Trace
21. Derivations
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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