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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cling.

Greek

2902. krateo -- to be strong, rule
... Word Origin from kratos Definition to be strong, rule NASB Word Usage arrested
(3), attained (1), clinging (1), held (1), hold (4), hold fast (4), holding back ...
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681. hapto -- to fasten to, lay hold of
... root haph- Definition to fasten to, lay hold of NASB Word Usage clinging (1), handle
(1), kindled (1), light (1), lighting (2), touch (13), touched (19 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1695. dabeq -- a clinging, cleaving
... 1694, 1695. dabeq. 1696 . a clinging, cleaving. Transliteration: dabeq
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-bake') Short Definition: attached. ...
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6632. tsab -- a litter
... From an unused root meaning to establish; a palanquin or canopy (as a fixture);
also a species of lizard (probably as clinging fast) -- covered, litter ...
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Library

Clinging to God.
... DEVOUT EXERCISES. 497. " Clinging to God. 497. LM JF Oberlin. Clinging
to God. 1 O Lord, thy heavenly grace impart, And fix ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/497 clinging to god.htm

Consecration and Dedication
... are not sinners. We would not be proper candidates for sanctification
if we were clinging to anything sinful. Everything sinful ...
/.../byers/sanctification/chapter iii consecration and dedication.htm

The Realization of Selfless Love
... Divine Love embraces the whole universe, and, without clinging to any part, yet
contains within itself the whole, and he who comes to it by gradually purifying ...
/.../allen/the way of peace/the realization of selfless love.htm

Entering into the Infinite
... From the beginning of time, man, in spite of his bodily appetites and desires, in
the midst of all his clinging to earthly and impermanent things, has ever ...
//christianbookshelf.org/allen/the way of peace/entering into the infinite.htm

In the Course of this Crude Study we Shall have to Touch on what ...
... It is surely quite clear that this modern notion that woman is a mere "pretty clinging
parasite," "a plaything," etc., arose through the somber contemplation ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 8 in the course.htm

Saved and Saving.
... and I bought it. It was a picture of a woman coming out of the water, and
clinging with both arms to the cross. There she came out ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/saved and saving.htm

What May be Discovered to Him by God.
... [1094] O blessed one,"if any such there be,"in clinging unto Thy Blessedness;
blest in Thee, its everlasting Inhabitant and its Enlightener! ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xi what may be discovered.htm

Every Day and Hour. PM
... PM. Nearness to Christ. Savior, more than life to me, I am clinging, clinging close
to thee; Let thy precious blood applied, Keep me ever, ever near thy side. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/lorenz/the otterbein hymnal/309 every day and hour.htm

He Argues against Adversaries Concerning the Heaven of Heavens.
... Do you deny this, that there is a certain sublime creature, clinging with so chaste
a love with the true and truly eternal God, that although it be not co ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xv he argues against adversaries.htm

On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
... gratifications. This casting off is a weary Cross, and the heavier and stronger
the clinging is, the heavier the Cross will also be. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xxi on the exaltation.htm

Thesaurus

Clinging (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cling. Multi-Version Concordance
Clinging (4 Occurrences). John 20:17 Jesus said to ...
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Clings (6 Occurrences)

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Cling (35 Occurrences)

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Vapor (6 Occurrences)
... In the mountains, however, especially in Lebanon, mists are of frequent occurrence,
appearing to those below as clouds clinging to the mountains. ...
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Refute (6 Occurrences)
... Titus 1:9 clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he
may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers. ...
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Eliphaz (14 Occurrences)
... Their error is in their inveterate presupposition of Job's wickedness, their
unsympathetic clinging to theory in the face of fact, and the suppressing of the ...
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Creep (8 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some other support by
means of roots or rootlets, or by tendrils, along its length. ...
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Camel's (3 Occurrences)
... Zechariah 13:4). Of that we cannot be sure, for in the East today the hairy garment
is usually goat's hair or wool either woven or still clinging to the skin. ...
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Creeping (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Crawling, or moving close to the ground. 3. (a.) Growing along, and clinging
to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils. Int. ...
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Adherent (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Sticking; clinging; attached; adhering.
2. (a.) Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. (a ...
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Bible Concordance

Clinging (4 Occurrences)

John 20:17 Jesus said to her, "Don't hold me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them,'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
(See NAS)

Acts 3:11 As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
(See NAS)

Titus 1:9 clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.
(DBY)

1 Kings 1:51 It was told Solomon, saying, "Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for, behold, he has laid hold on the horns of the altar, saying,'Let king Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.'"
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Clinging

Related Terms

Clings (6 Occurrences)

Cling (35 Occurrences)

Vapor (6 Occurrences)

Refute (6 Occurrences)

Eliphaz (14 Occurrences)

Creep (8 Occurrences)

Camel's (3 Occurrences)

Creeping (43 Occurrences)

Adherent (1 Occurrence)