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- verb To provide
specific references from anauthoritative book, as the Bible or a book ofstatutes orrules , to support a statement. - verb idiomatic To
speak authoritatively , providingdetailed factual information .
Etymologies
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From the practice of, especially, Christian Protestants of using quotations from the Bible to support positions taken in sermons or discussions, citing the specific chapter and verse of the books of the Bible.
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