NAME
Source: 560, 565, 566, 567
NAME. → Value of a good Pr 22:1; Ec 7:1 → A new name given to persons who have spiritual adoption Isa 62:2 → To Abraham Ge 17:5 → Sarah Ge 17:15 → Jacob Ge 32:28 → Paul Ac 13:9 → Intercessional influence of the name of Jesus, for his people Na 1 → See JESUS, IN HIS NAME → SYMBOLICAL Ho 1:3,4,6,9; 2:1
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(1) Good 1Sa 18:30; Pr 22:1; Ec 7:1; Ac 6:3; 10:22; 16:2; 22:12 2Co 8:18; 3Jo 1:12 (2) Of the Lord, Mighty Ne 9:5; Ps 113:3; Pr 18:10; Isa 50:10; Mal 1:11 (3) Of the Lord to be Reverenced Le 22:2; De 28:58; Isa 29:23; 57:15; Eze 36:23; Da 2:20 Mt 6:9 --SEE Reverence (1), REVERENCE -- The New. See NEW MAN
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name. Name, v.t. to mention by name, call, utter, tell
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Name (nām), n. [[AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. namō, L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. ὄμονα, Scr. nāman. √267. Cf. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun.]] 1. 1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.
Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Gen. ii. 19. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. Shak. 2. 2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6. 3. 3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.
What men of name resort to him? Shak. Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Eph. i. 21. I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. 1 Macc. iii. 14. He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. Deut. xxii. 19. The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. Clarendon. 4. 4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. Motley. 5. 5. A person, an individual.
They list with women each degenerate name. Dryden. Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. — Given name. See under Given. — In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. — In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. “ I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.” Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. “I'll to him again in name of Brook.” Shak. — Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. — Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. Bayard Taylor. — Proper name (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. — To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. — To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. Ex. xx. 7. Syn. — Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. — Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term, used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.