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Backbite

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(in Psalms 15:3, רָגִל, ragal', to run about tattling; in Proverbs 25:23, סֵתֶר, se'ther, secrecy in tale-bearing; in Romans 1:30, κατάλαλος, an evil speaker; in 2 Corinthians 12:20, καταλαλιά, evil-speaking), maliciously to defame an absent person. (See SLANDER).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Backbite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/backbite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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