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Coined By God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in English Translations of the Bible

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A word lover's delight: 150 entries, with meanings and sources, first published in English translations of the Bible.

From "appetite" to "liberty," the Bible has been one of the richest sources for introducing words and concepts into the English language. Even the names of the biblical books, from "Genesis" to "Revelation," have enlarged the English vocabulary. Not only did hundreds of words come into English when biblical translators used them, but so did dozens of now common phrases, from ...