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Ishmaelite

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Ish·ma·el·ite  (shm--lt, -m-)
n.
1. A descendant of Ishmael.
2. An outcast.

Ishma·el·itism n.

Ishmaelite [ˈɪʃmeɪəˌlaɪt]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a supposed descendant of Ishmael; a member of a desert people of Old Testament times
2. Rare an outcast
Ishmaelitism  n


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This feeling had been accentuated by the Ishmaelite life he had led from his puppyhood.
As the most hardened Arab that ever careered across the desert over the hump of a dromedary likes to repose sometimes under the date-trees by the water, or to come into the cities, walk into the bazaars, refresh himself in the baths, and say his prayers in the mosques, before he goes out again marauding, so Jos's tents and pilau were pleasant to this little Ishmaelite.
They had already begun to feel themselves on dangerous ground in keeping along it, as they might be descried by some scouts and spies of that race of Ishmaelites, whose predatory life required them to be constantly on the alert.
 
 
 
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