Bible Dictionary: Sanction

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To approval; to ratify; to confirm.

2. (n.) Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.

3. (n.) Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.

Greek

4901. sunepimartureo -- to testify or bear witness together with.
... sunepimartureo Phonetic Spelling: (soon-ep-ee-mar-too-reh'-o) Short Definition:
I unite in bearing witness Definition: I unite in bearing witness, sanction. ...
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3549. nomotheteo -- to make law, to ordain by law
... nomotheteo Phonetic Spelling: (nom-oth-et-eh'-o) Short Definition: I ordain, enact
Definition: (a) I ordain, lay down, give the sanction of law to, enact, (b ...
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Library

Apostolic Sanction to this Exclusion of Heretics from the Use of ...
... Chapter XVI."Apostolic Sanction to This Exclusion of Heretics from the Use of the
Scriptures Heretics, According to the Apostle, are Not to Be Disputed With ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xvi apostolic sanction to this.htm

Basilides and Isidorus Allege Apostolic Sanction for their Systems ...
... Book VII. Chapter VIII."Basilides and Isidorus Allege Apostolic Sanction
for Their Systems; They Really Follow Aristotle. Basilides ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter viii basilides and isidorus allege.htm

Short Account of the Life and Writings of Robert Barclay ...
... III. pages 73, 74,] "The first publication of the work, (Barclay's Apology) was
under the sanction of the Society; and it having passed through two or three ...
/.../short account of the life.htm

The Origin and Growth of Law.
... Soon through his activities these almost instinctive habits, guided by rules, assume
the nature of customs that have a sanction, often of religion, practically ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kent/the making of a nation/study ix the origin and.htm

On the Second Command in the Decalogue
... The second precept consists of a command and its sanction, from a description of
God, who is prompt and powerful to punish the transgressor, and who is greatly ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation lxxv on the second.htm

Evolution and Sociology
... as citizens of one great state," [23] the phrase, "Live according to Nature," so
far from having no application to the modern world or no sanction in modern ...
/.../the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/iv evolution and sociology.htm

The Allies of the Tempter.
... these I now proceed. I observe, then, in the first place, that the Tempter
has one Ally in Public Sanction. There are sources of ...
/.../chapin/humanity in the city/discourse vi the allies of.htm

In Judæa and through Samaria - a Sketch of Samaritan History and ...
... And yet it was only on this occasion that the rite was administered under
His sanction. But the circumstances were exceptional. ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii in judaea and.htm

The Samaritan and Alexandrian Canons.
... adopt, not only from their aversion to Greek literature generally, but also from
the recent origin of the books, perhaps also their want of prophetic sanction. ...
/.../davidson/the canon of the bible/chapter iii the samaritan and.htm

King Herod's Enrollment
... Incidentally, we notice that both the accusation that Herod had made war without
Roman sanction, and the defense that he had been authorized by the governor of ...
/.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/chapter 9 king herods enrollment.htm

Thesaurus

Sanction (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sanction (2 Occurrences). ... The man is to be congratulated
who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction. ...
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Pass (1172 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or
effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject ...
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Deutero-canonical
... Inasmuch as these books were regarded by the church at large as ecclesiastical and
helpful, and Augustine had given them canonical sanction, they rapidly ...
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Deuterocanonical
... Inasmuch as these books were regarded by the church at large as ecclesiastical and
helpful, and Augustine had given them canonical sanction, they rapidly ...
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Allow (86 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
2. (vt ... with. 3. (vt) To sanction; to invest; to entrust. 4 ...
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Sabbath (126 Occurrences)
... Lord's day." The observance of this "Lord's day" as the Sabbath was the general
custom of the primitive churches, and must have had apostolic sanction (Comp. ...
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Epicureans (1 Occurrence)
... Ordinary morality has therefore no stronger sanction than the individual's
desire to secure his own happiness. Against public violations ...
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Version
... The Council of Trent (1546) declared it "authentic." It subsequently underwent various
revisions, but that which was executed (1592) under the sanction of Pope ...
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Sanctifying (22 Occurrences)

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Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... Scope and Viewpoint of the Present Article 1. Marriage among the Hebrews 2. Betrothal
the First Formal Part 3. Wedding Ceremonies 4. Jesus' Sanction of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Sanction (2 Occurrences)

Acts 14:5 And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them,
(WEY)

Romans 14:22 As for you and your faith, keep your faith to yourself in the presence of God. The man is to be congratulated who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Sanction

Related Terms

Pass (1172 Occurrences)

Deutero-canonical

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Allow (86 Occurrences)

Sabbath (126 Occurrences)

Epicureans (1 Occurrence)

Version

Sanctifying (22 Occurrences)

Marriage (74 Occurrences)