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like unto

like unto preposition: like, similar to.

Preposition

like unto

  1. (archaic) like, similar to
    • And they were small, and they were light upon the water, even like unto the lightness of a fowl upon the water; and they were built after a manner that they were exceeding tight, even that they would hold water like unto a dish; and the bottom thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the sides...1830, Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon, Ether
    • In the Heavens, in the Earth, in the Waters, under the Earth, is none like unto thee.1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, Book 1, chapter 6, Aristocracy of Talent
  2. (obsolete) conforming to, conformable to
    • I think all things to be damage, or loss, for the excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord...and to know also the fellowship of his passions, that I might be made like unto his death.a. 1536, William Tyndale, Expositions and notes on sundry portions of the Holy Scriptures, published 1849, Exposition of Matthew
  3. (obsolete, conforming, or thinking) like
    • Go to then, and desire God to print this profession in thine heart, and to increase it daily more and more; that thou mayest be full shapen like unto the image of Christ, in knowledge and love.a. 1536, William Tyndale, Expositions and notes on sundry portions of the Holy Scriptures, published 1849, Exposition of Matthew

Questions about like unto

What does like unto mean?
Like unto means like, similar to.
What part of speech is like unto?
Like unto is a preposition.

Words near like unto in the dictionary

  1. like throwing a sausage down a hallway
  2. like to
  3. like turkeys voting for an early Christmas
  4. like turkeys voting for Christmas
  5. like two peas in a pod
  6. like unto
  7. like water
  8. like water off a duck's back
  9. like white on rice
  10. like whiteheads
  11. like winkin

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