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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Beauty and Bands
• Beauty
Scofield Reference Index
• Beauty and Bands
Thompson Chain Reference
• Nature, Beauty of
• Beauty-Disfigurement
• Beauty, Spiritual
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Beauty of Holiness
Dictionaries
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Beauty
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Beautiful Gate
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Order in Duty: Its Beauty
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Beautiful Gate (2)
• Beautiful Gate
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Beautiful Gate
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Beauty
• Beautiful Gate
King James Dictionary
• Beauty
• Beautiful
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Beautiful Gate
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• O Jesu, Thou the Beauty Art
• Beauty
• Beautiful Gate, the
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Beautiful
Webster Dictionary
• Beauty
• Beautiful
• Beautied
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Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Bands, Beauty and
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• Beauty
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Beautiful Gate
• Beauty
• Beauty of Holiness.
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Beautiful Parricide
• Beauty and the Beast
• Ropemaker, the Beautiful
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Beautiful, the, in Jewish Literature
Lexicons
• ܝܳܐܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܫܽܘܦ݂ܪܳܐ
• ܫܰܦ݁ܺܝܪܳܐ
Berry's NT Synonyms
• Beautiful, Graceful
• ἀστεῖος
• εὐπρέπεια
• καλός
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• הָדָר
• הֲדָרָה
• הוֹד
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BEAU'TY, n. bu'ty.

1. An assemblage of graces, or an assemblage of properties in the form of the person or any other object, which pleases the eye. In the person, due proportion or symmetry of parts constitutes the most essential property to which we annex the term beauty. In the face, the regularity and symmetry of the features, the color of the skin, the expression of the eye, are among the principal properties which constitute beauty. But as it is hardly possible to define all the properties which constitute beauty, we may observe in general, that beauty consists in whatever pleases the eye of the beholder, whether in the human body, in a tree, in a landscape, or in any other object.

Beauty is intrinsic, and perceived by the eye at first view, or relative, to perceive which the aid of the understanding and reflection is requisite. Thus, the beauty of a machine is not perceived, till we understand its uses, and adaptation to its purpose. This is called the beauty of utility. By any easy transition, the word beauty is used to express what is pleasing to the other senses, or to the understanding. Thus we say, the beauty of a thought, of a remark, of sound, &c.

So beauty, armed with virtue, bows the soul

With a commanding, but a sweet control.

2. A particular grace, feature or ornament any particular thing which is beautiful and pleasing as the beauties of nature.

3. A particular excellence, or a part which surpasses in excellence that with which it is united as the beauties of an author.

4. A beautiful person, In scripture, the chief dignity or ornament. 2 Samuel 1

5. In the arts, symmetry of parts harmony justness of composition.

6. Joy and gladness. Isaiah 61Order, prosperity,peace,holiness, Ezekiel 26 .

BEAU'TY, bu'ty. To adorn to beautify or embellish. Obs.