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A sect of heretics so called from Paulianus Samosatanus (Paul of Samosata), elected Bishop of Antioch in 262. He may be considered the father of the Socinians. Source: Dictionary of…
(The). The British Channel. So called in the Edinburgh Review, October, 1870. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Street and WalkerStrawberry Preachers A B C…
An exaggeration; a statement stretched out beyond the strict truth. Also a frame on which the sick or wounded are carried; a frame on which painters' canvas is stretched; etc. Source:…
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