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Melchizedek
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Mel·chiz·e·dek 1  (ml-kz-dk)
In the Bible, the high priest and king of Salem who blessed Abraham.
[Hebrew malkî-edeq : melek, king; see mlk in Semitic roots + -î, my + edeq, righteousness; see dq in Semitic roots.]
Mel·chiz·e·dek 2  (ml-kz-dk)
n. Mormon Church
The higher order of priesthood.
[After Melchizedek.]
Mel·chize·dek adj.
Melchizedek [mɛlˈkɪzəˌdɛk]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:18-19) and was taken as a prototype of Christ's priesthood (Hebrews 7) Douay spelling Melchisedech
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4] [FIGURE 4 OMITTED] This map therefore stands along with the very few printed maps devoted solely to Australia, such as Hessel Gerritsz' two printed maps of 1627 and 1618 (updated to 1628) and the later French and English productions by Melchisedech Thevenot (1663) and Emanuel Bowen (1744) (15).
A little master's piece by Prescott, Dorothy / The La Trobe Journal
High Admirall of England, His Highnesse Ambassadour to the King of Spaine (London: Melchisedech Bradwood, 1605).
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz and the Circulation of Gifts between the ... by UNGERER, GUSTAV / Shakespeare Studies
 
 
 
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