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tree of knowledge

tree of knowledge noun: one of the trees in the Garden of Eden. In Christian tradition, Adam and Eve eating its forbidden fruit was the original sin that led to the fall of man in Genesis 3.

Noun

tree of knowledge (plural trees of knowledge)

  1. One of the trees in the Garden of Eden. In Christian tradition, Adam and Eve eating its forbidden fruit was the original sin that led to the fall of man in Genesis 3.
    • Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most / Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth, / The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.1817, Lord Byron, Manfred
    • She asked her wise rebbe how God came to be in His place, and where He found the stuff to make the world of[…]. Finding from his unsatisfying replies that the rebbe was but a barren branch on the tree of knowledge, the good little girl never betrayed to the world, by look or word, her discovery of...1912, Mary Antin, The Promised Land

tree of knowledge meaning in Hindi

tree of knowledge in Hindi

Translations
ज्ञान का वृक्ष jñān kā vŕkṣ

Forms of tree of knowledge

pluraltrees of knowledge

Questions about tree of knowledge

What does tree of knowledge mean?
Tree of knowledge means one of the trees in the Garden of Eden. In Christian tradition, Adam and Eve eating its forbidden fruit was the original sin that led to the fall of man in Genesis 3.
What is tree of knowledge in Hindi?
Tree of knowledge in Hindi is ज्ञान का वृक्ष (jñān kā vŕkṣ). See Tree of knowledge meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tree of knowledge?
Tree of knowledge is a noun.
What is the plural of tree of knowledge?
The plural of tree of knowledge is trees of knowledge.

Words near tree of knowledge in the dictionary

  1. tree nymphs
  2. tree ocelot
  3. tree ocelots
  4. tree of Damocles
  5. tree of heaven
  6. tree of knowledge
  7. tree of life
  8. tree of love
  9. tree of Porphyry
  10. tree of sorrow
  11. tree onion

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