Abrahamical
Abrahamical adjective: like or pertaining to Abraham.
Adjective
Abrahamical (comparative more Abrahamical, superlative most Abrahamical)
- Like or pertaining to Abraham.
- Witness the yesterday's sacrifice of that Abrahamical old man, who, being newly returned from banishment, ye knocked on the head at noon-day in the middle of the street, whose murderers yet, at our intercession, were spared and pardoned.1840, William Cave, Lives of the most eminent fathers of the church that flourished in the first four centuries, page 40
- They indeed practise circumcision, on which account, they have been supposed to be descended from the Abrahamical stock ; but they have lost all tradition of its origin, and assign custom only as the reason of the operation.1841, John Lauris Blake, Jehoshaphat Aspin, A view of the world: as exhibited in the manners, costumes, & characteristics of all nations, page 270
Forms of Abrahamical
| comparative | more Abrahamical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Abrahamical |
Origin of Abrahamical
From Abraham + -ical.
Words formed from Abrahamical
Questions about Abrahamical
- What does Abrahamical mean?
- Abrahamical means like or pertaining to Abraham.
- What part of speech is Abrahamical?
- Abrahamical is an adjective.
Words near Abrahamical in the dictionary
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