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noun
An epithet of God in His role as protector of the Israelite army, usually translated (alongside YHWH or Elohim) as "Lord of Hosts".; compare the archaic title Drighten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism, uncountable
Topics: Christianity, biblical, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Hosts, armies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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noun
One of the seven chief archons in the Ophite cosmogony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: host, legion
History
From Latin Sabaoth, from Ancient Greek Σαβαώθ (Sabaṓth), from Biblical Hebrew צְבָאוֹת (ts'vaót), plural of צָבָא (tsaváʾ, “army”).
