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Stones, Precious, in the Bible — • Stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
PRECIOUS STONES AND JEWELRY — In the Bible Precious stones are mentioned in various contexts in the Bible, the most comprehensive list appearing in the description of the breastpiece worn by the high priest. The breastpiece was set with 12 precious stones arranged in four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Precious Stones in the Bible — Precious Stones in the Bible † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Precious Stones in the Bible Precious stones are stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. Such stones have at all times been held in high esteem everywhere,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Precious stones — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precious — Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or worth;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Precious metals — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precious stone — precious stones N COUNT A precious stone is a valuable stone, such as a diamond or a ruby, that is used for making jewellery. Syn: gem, jewel … English dictionary
precious stones — Lapidaries, i.e. treatises on the virtues of precious and semi precious stones, circulated throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe. Some writers dealt only with their supposed curative properties; others said they had a moral influence too … A Dictionary of English folklore
precious — 01. Water in many of the desert areas of Africa is a [precious] resource. 02. In the books The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, the character Gollum often refers to the magic ring as my [precious]. 03. Every acre of land in El Salvador is… … Grammatical examples in English
precious stone — noun a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry • Syn: ↑jewel, ↑gem • Derivationally related forms: ↑jeweler (for: ↑jewel), ↑jeweller (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
