Word
- noun
- /wɜrd/
- Formal
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.
- the Word of God
- Word incarnate in Jesus
- divine Word
And like it the and John says and the word became flesh, which was Jesus.
- And like it the and John says and the word became flesh, which was Jesus.
- The word is wrong and the word is God.
- Only Jesus is word and spirit can.
Examples
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I started reading through God's Word daily for a whole year.
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The word is wrong and the word is God.
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Yet when man failed to hear the word, we were forced to teach by action.
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"In reason as in faith, the Word is the beginning and the end.
Academic text (1990) -
And if man is wise enough to obey that word, then he is given some incredible promises.
Fiction book (1990) -
Everyone must be given this opportunity to hear the word of God and discover the life everlasting.
Fiction book (1994) -
The church has always preached the word of God and practiced the love of Jesus.
Fiction book (1995) -
In Isaiah 48:13, God says, "By my word, I have founded the earth."
Academic text (2012) -
Could Hosteen Nakai spread the word about this man among the small fraternity of medicine people?
Fiction book (1993) -
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.
Synonyms
Title for Jesus whom Christians accept as their savior and the Son of God
A Christian title for Jesus Christ as one of the three persons of God
The Word of God seen as Jesus in Christian belief
Idioms
To think carefully about what you have done and decide to act differently
Compounds
- Formal
Sacred writings and teachings believed to come from God that give guidance for living
- Specialized
A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents
- Literature
Words or phrases that avoid saying something clearly and often make people believe something untrue
A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
- Informal
A polite way to mention the word love when someone feels awkward saying it
- Specialized
A word from a small fixed set that helps show grammar, like in or and
- Specialized
A word that shows person, place and time compared to the speaker or listener
- Offensive
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Specialized
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
- Specialized
A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page
- Specialized
A general word that includes more specific words like bird for sparrow
- Slur
A rude word used to insult people with an intellectual disability, replaced by the letter R
- Specialized
A word that names a more specific kind than a general word, like 'poodle' for 'dog'
Surface Forms
Etymology
Word in Christian use comes from the Greek logos, which meant 'word' or 'reason', and you can see the same root in logic. So calling Jesus the Word says he is God's living message and the 'reason' or meaning of God made human.