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Nave Topical Bible
• Conversion
• Conversation
Scofield Reference Index
• Conversion
Thompson Chain Reference
• Conversion
• Conversation
The Topic Concordance
• Conversion
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Conversion
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Paul, Conversion of Saint
American Tract Society
• Conversation
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Conversion
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Convert, Conversion
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Conversion
• Conversation
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Conversion
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Conversion
• Conversation
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Sorrows: Leading to Conversion
• Conversion: a Radical Change
• Conversion: a Complete Surrender
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Conversion
• Conversation
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Conversion
• Conversation
King James Dictionary
• Conversion
• Converse
• Conversation
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Conversion
• Conversation
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Conversion
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Conversion
People's Bible Dictionary
• Conversation
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Convert, Conversion
• Conversation
Webster Dictionary
• Conversive
• Conversion
• Conversing
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Conversations
• Conversion
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Conversant
• Conversation
• Conversion
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Conversation
• Converse, Amasa, D.D.
• Converse, Augustus L.
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Conversations Lexicon
• Conversion
• Imaginary Conversations
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Conversion
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Conversion to Christianity
• Conversion to Islam
• Conversion to Judaism
Lexicons
• ܦ݁ܽܘܢܳܝܳܐ
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Conversion
• ἀναστρέφω
• ἀναστροφή
• ἐπιστροφή
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• דָּבָר

CONVERSION, n. L. See Convert.

1. In a general sense, a turning or change from one state to another with regard to substances, transmutation as a conversion of water into ice, or of food into chyle or blood.

2. In military affairs, a change of front, as when a body of troops is attacked in the flank, and they change their position to face the enemy.

3. In a theological or moral sense, a change of heart, or dispositions, in which the enmity of the heart to God and his law and the obstinacy of the will are subdued, and are succeeded by supreme love to God and his moral government, and a reformation of life.

4. Change from one side or party to another.

That conversion will be suspected that apparently concurs with interest.

5. A change from one religion to another as the conversion of the Gentiles. Acts 15 .

6. The act of appropriating to private use as in trover and conversion.

Conversion of equations, in algebra, the reduction of equations by multiplication, or the manner of altering an equation, when the quantity sought or any member of it is a fraction the reducing of a fractional equation into an integral one.

Conversion of propositions, in logic, is a changing of the subject into the place of the predicate, and still retaining the quality of the proposition.

Conversion of the ratios, in arithmetic, is the comparing of the antecedent with the difference of the antecedent and consequent, in two equal ratios or proportions.