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disavowal

Part of Speech: noun

The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection and denial.

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Babylonish

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           Of                                                         or                                                         pertaining                                                         to,                                                         or                                                         made                                                         in,                                                           Babylon                                                         or                                                           Babylonia.                                    

            2.                                           Pertaining                                                         to                                                         the                                                           Babylon                                                         of                                                         Revelation                                                           xiv.                                                           8.                                    

            3.                                           Pertaining                                                         to                                                           Rome                                                         and                                                         papal                                                           power.                                    

            4.                                             Confused;                                                         Babel-                                                        like.

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For a momentary flash of thought had brought vividly before him the sinful Babylonish garment which troubled the camp of Israel. - "A Singer from the Sea", Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr.
It was the Babylonish Exile which changed the whole nature of the Jewish people, which gave it new aims and ideals, and prepared it for the coming of the Messiah. - "Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations", Archibald Sayce.
6, 7, where the rising of the Babylonish empire, the destruction of the Davidic kingdom by it, and the carrying away of Judah to Babylon, are clearly and distinctly predicted. - "Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, v. 1", Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg.

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