works
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7.9
- noun
- /wɜrks/
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obras
- So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.
- Works of Mercy
- Works of art
- Works. Ed. James A.
You know, I'm doing God's work, so I fix it.
- You know, I'm doing God's work, so I fix it.
- But they're all doing the Lord's work in various.
- Maybe the faith is the body and the works are the spirit.
- Don't let it matter if your works are not accepted at once.
- where I believe we're here to do God's work. God's work is creation, you know,
- When I do my charity work, it'd be easy to kill me.
- Ralph Aldo Emerson said that God will not have his work be manifest by cowards.
- So the podcast is great and the charity work you're running with that solid.
- Let's I'll step in here with some faith, but also the work, like faith without works is dead.
Examples
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Paul in Galatians talks about all our good works are like dung.
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The Bible says that it's not of works that we're saved.
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Maybe the faith is the body and the works are the spirit.
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The Church Charitable Works Committee has been doing this for decades.
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Don't let it matter if your works are not accepted at once.
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AND WITH MY MONEY I DO GOOD THINGS AND GOOD WORKS AND I WILL GO INTO THE GHETTO AND I WILL START A MUSIC PROGRAM.
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Many believe that prayer without works is not enough to show true faith.
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According to many religious teachings, good works can lead to a better afterlife.
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In their community, volunteers are encouraged to demonstrate their works through acts of kindness.
Synonyms
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6.5
Kind actions that help people and serve a higher purpose
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3.1
Actions that people see as good, often helping others
Idioms
- Informal
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3.8
Everything extra you can have, like extra burger toppings or a full spa service
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8.6
Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly
Compounds
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2.4
Roads, schools, and bridges that the government builds and keeps for people to use
- Formal
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3.9
Government plan that gives people jobs building or fixing roads and buildings
- Jargon
A group of employees chosen by workers to speak to managers about pay and work conditions
How Virtuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Works meaning good deeds comes from the old English work, meaning 'an action' or 'a thing done', and in religious talk 'works' came to mean the good actions a person does. So when people talk about 'works' in religion, they mean the things you do that show faith or help others.