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adj
Meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
An inhabitant of the ancient city of Berea in what is now northern Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of an 18th-century Scottish Protestant sect who derived all knowledge of God from the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Barclayan, Barclayite
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noun
Someone who is meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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History
From Berea + -an. Protestants adopted the name in reference to the Bible, Acts 17: "These [Berea] were more noble than those in Thessalonica in that they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were so."
