Word en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /wɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /wɛːd/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
- /wøːd/ (New-Zealand)
- /wəɹd/ (Canada)
- [wɚ(ɹ)d] (Canada)
- wûrd (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /wʌrd/ (Scotland)
- /weːd/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- /wɝd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Semantic loan from Koine Greek λόγος (lógos).
Meanings
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Scripture; the Bible.
In one of our first meetings, I explained to President Jiang that faith was a vital part of my life and that I studied the Word every day. I told him I planned to raise freedom of worship in our conversations. "I read the Bible," he replied, "but I don’t trust what it says."
2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 428:Mad Prophet: Repent! Repent and restore your souls to glory before it is too late! This great station has fallen, and all within shall fall with it! Mad Prophet: For the blight that is humanity stains all within its path, and the only chance at redemption lies in the Word!
2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: Omega (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Gozu District:
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The creative word of God; Logos.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1.1And so the Word had breath, and wrought With human hands the creed of creeds In loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thought; […]
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Word | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (49)
ar كلمة الله (Creative word of God) · fi jumalansana (Scripture) · hu ige (Scripture) · cs Slovo (Creative word of God) · ckb وشەکە (Creative word of God) · fa کلمه (Creative word of God) · es Verbo (Scripture) · sh Reč (Creative word of God) · pa ਸ਼ਬਦ (Creative word of God) · swb kalima (Creative word of God) · or ବାକ୍ୟ (Creative word of God) · tum Mazgu (Creative word of God) · blk ငဝ်းဖြုံႏ (Creative word of God) · cmn 道 (Creative word of God) · sh Riječ (Creative word of God) · nl Woord (Creative word of God) · pl Słowo Boże (Scripture) · ja 言 (Creative word of God) · de Wort (Creative word of God) · xcl Բան (Creative word of God) · si වාක්යයාණෝ (Creative word of God) · mwe Lilobhe (Creative word of God) · my နှုတ်ကပတ်တော်သည် (Creative word of God) · pl Słowo Boże (Creative word of God) · fr Parole (Creative word of God) · nv Saad (Creative word of God) · hi शब्द (Creative word of God) · sv Ord (Creative word of God) · yue 聖言 /圣言 (Scripture) · yue 道 (Creative word of God) · ur کلام (Creative word of God) · es Verbo (Creative word of God) · da Ordet (Creative word of God) · sq Fjala (Creative word of God) · it Verbo (Creative word of God) · ht Pawòl (Creative word of God) · fr Verbe (Creative word of God) · fi Sana (Creative word of God) · ko 말씀 (Creative word of God) · cs Slovo (Scripture) · hu Ige (Creative word of God) · yao Liloŵe class 5 (Creative word of God) · pt Verbo (Creative word of God) · vi Thiên Ngôn (Creative word of God) · la Verbum (Creative word of God) · id Firman (Creative word of God) · cmn 聖言 /圣言 (Scripture) · is orðið (Creative word of God) · fi sana (Scripture)