Word of God
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6.5
- noun
- Formal
:
palabra de Dios
- Many people turn to the Word of God for guidance in their daily lives.
- the written Word of God
- authority of the Word of God
- obedience to the Word of God
Is the Bible the literal word of God?
- Is the Bible the literal word of God?
- And and so like, I find that so fascinating that you called out to God, you read the word of God and then from there you found like great wisdom.
- It takes belief that the word of God is truly Holy Scriptures.
- Inoculate yourself with the word of God.
- Or even if we think we don't, we treat his word the way these guys treat the word of God.
Examples
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It's Jesus that John's Gospel calls the "Word of God," not the Bible.
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They must bring the word of God to the world.
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We raised our son with the word of God.
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I will hold on to the word of God!
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One cannot go against the word of God.
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Through faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God.
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And you know, the only thing that makes sense to me anymore is the word of God and the Bible.
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Sarah, the only way to discern the truth of any vision is to measure it against the word of God.
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The church has always preached the word of God and practiced the love of Jesus.
Fiction book (1995) -
And Christians in each era and culture have received the word of God mediated by Scripture and tradition, including especially liturgy.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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8.4
The holy book used by Christians, called the Bible
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7.0
The holy writings of the Christian religion, especially the Bible
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1.3
A book of holy writings used by Christians
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6.3
A book or writing that people respect and use in worship in a religion
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5.2
Religious books of Christianity that include the Old and New Testaments
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7.5
The Christian holy book used for teaching and comfort
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2.3
A collection of holy books for Christians including the Old and New Testaments
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9.2
The sacred writings of Christianity, especially the Bible
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7.5
A holy text that a religion treats as true and that guides people's lives
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7.7
A text that a religion treats as holy and important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'teachings or message from God' is compositionally derived from 'word' (message/speech) combined with 'of God' (possession/source), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it as 'God's message'. This possessive/source construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'palabra de Dios'), making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Word of God comes from the simple idea that God speaks to people, either through chosen people who speak for God or through holy books, so the words are seen as direct messages from God. That's why when people call the Bible the Word of God, they mean its 'teachings' and 'message' come from God.