Bible Dictionary: Personage

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall.

2. (n.) Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a person.

3. (n.) Character assumed or represented.

Library

Ascension Day
... The Old Testament tells of a personage who appeared to Moses in the wilderness,
and who called Himself "the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." But this ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xiii ascension day.htm

The Lord Coming to his Temple
... the sayings, doings, character which are handed down to us in the four Gospels;
and ask ourselves nothing but"What should I think if such a personage were to ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon iv the lord coming.htm

The War in Heaven.
... Who is this personage, who appears eternally in heaven as a warrior, with His garments
stained with blood, the leader of armies, smiting the nations, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon xxi the war in.htm

Whether the Reason of any Man is Competent to Make Laws?
... And therefore the making of a law belongs either to the whole people or to a public
personage who has care of the whole people: since in all other matters the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the reason of any.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... the creaking stairs which lead to my apartment"the door was flung open, and in walked
nine men of tall stature, marshalled by a little hunch-backed personage ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 30.htm

On the First Floor of an Ancient Mansion, in a Street which Slopes ...
... Monsignor Gherardi was a most useful man at the Vatican, as he never failed to comfort
the Pope whenever that Holy Personage was cast down or afraid of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/xx on the first floor.htm

The Meeting Between Ambrose and Augustin
... Ambrose was an undoubted political power, an important personage, a celebrated
orator whose renown was shed all across the Roman world. ...
/.../bertrand/saint augustin/iii the meeting between ambrose.htm

Meanwhile a Somewhat Embarrassing Interview had Taken Place ...
... seen by the light of the one small lamp which illumined the "best room" of the Hotel
Poitiers was certainly a handsome and imposing personage, broad-chested ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/iii meanwhile a somewhat embarrassing.htm

The City of Gold
... get pupils. He was obliged to ask the favours of many an important personage,
to knock at many an inhospitable door. This unfortunate ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the city of gold.htm

Jean Jacques Rousseau.
... Socrate, mourant sans douleur, sans ignomie, soutint aisément jusqu'au bout son
personage; et si cette facile mort n'eût honoré sa vie, on douteroit si ...
//christianbookshelf.org/schaff/the person of christ/jean jacques rousseau.htm

Thesaurus

Personage (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or peculiar character;
as, an illustrious personage; a comely personage of stature tall. ...
/p/personage.htm - 7k

Tidal (2 Occurrences)
... 4. Doubts as to His Identity: Though we have here the long-sought name of Tidal,
it may legitimately be doubted whether this personage was the ruler of that ...
/t/tidal.htm - 11k

Hero (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering;
a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event ...
/h/hero.htm - 9k

Laban (52 Occurrences)
... we get of him is too personal and complex to be denominated merely a "type." It
is impossible to resolve this man Laban into a mythological personage-he is ...
/l/laban.htm - 28k

Personal (15 Occurrences)

/p/personal.htm - 11k

Vashti (10 Occurrences)
... It is evident, therefore, that in the palace of the women there was no higher
personage than Vashti. John Urquhart. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/v/vashti.htm - 12k

Throne (181 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne,
or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. ...
/t/throne.htm - 48k

Rending (8 Occurrences)
... Upon the death of a relative or important personage, or when there was a great calamity,
it was customary for the Hebrews to tear their garments. ...
/r/rending.htm - 11k

Ezra (28 Occurrences)
... civil affairs of the nation. In that year another distinguished personage,
Nehemiah, appears on the scene. After the ruined wall ...
/e/ezra.htm - 29k

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)
... unchangeable priesthood.". The question as to who this mysterious personage
was has given rise to a great deal of modern speculation. It ...
/m/melchizedek.htm - 19k

Bible Concordance

Personage (1 Occurrence)

Hebrews 7:4 Now consider how great this personage was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.
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Subtopics

Personage

Related Terms

Tidal (2 Occurrences)

Hero (7 Occurrences)

Laban (52 Occurrences)

Personal (15 Occurrences)

Vashti (10 Occurrences)

Throne (181 Occurrences)