Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Posterity
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POSTER'ITY, n. L. posteritas, from posterus, from post, after.
1. Descendants children, children's children, &c. indefinitely the race that proceeds from a progenitor. The whole human race are the posterity of Adam.
2. In a general sense, succeeding generations opposed to ancestors.
To the unhappy that unjustly bleed,
Heav'n gives posterity t' avenge the deed.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Posterity'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/posterity.html.
Entry for 'Posterity'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/posterity.html.
