Way
proper nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
Christianity.
proper noun
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Christianity.
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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Synonym of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way in which to live one's life.
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Variant of South Downs WayClipping of South Downs Way.
We're walking along the Way now.
Etymology
From specific instances of way. In Christian contexts, a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) used with that meaning in the Acts of the Apostles (for example, Acts 9:2). In Chinese contexts, a semantic loan from Chinese 道 (Dào).
proper noun
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A surname.
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An unincorporated community in Madison County, Mississippi, United States.
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A hamlet in Minster parish, Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3265).