Definitions
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- adjective rare Of or pertaining to Balaam (a Biblical figure).
- adjective rare, Christian, pejorative Resembling Balaam, as described in Revelation 2:14.
- noun rare, Christian, pejorative A Balaamite person.
Etymologies
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From Balaam + -ite.
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Examples
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Balaamite of Congress -- the spanked Cockney of an author -- the jaundiced
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Various
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Adventures of the party of ten The Balaamite mule A dead point The mysterious elks A night attack A retreat Travelling under an alarm A joyful meeting Adventures of the other party A decoy elk Retreat to an island A savage dance of triumph Arrival at Wind River
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1850
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