Olives
Mount of, a small ridge E of Jerusalem, in what is now Jordan. Highest point, 2,737 feet (834m).
- Also Ol·i·vet [ol-uh-vet, -vit]. /ˈɒl əˌvɛt, -vɪt/.
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How to use Olives in a sentence
Richard Colling was forced out of Olivet Nazarene University.
The monsignor there agreed to offer a blessing when Capone was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Never Mind El Chapo: Chicago’s Real Public Enemy No. 1 Is the Shorties | Michael Daly | February 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe writes to tell Olivet how eagerly his translations are received in England.
On the eastern side of Olivet, a little on the descent, is Bethany, where Lazarus and his sisters lived.
Letters from Palestine | J. D. PaxtonYet always, be it keenly noted, in every generation of these centuries there have been those whose vision of Olivet never dimmed.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. Gordon
A little group of men were climbing the winding path that led up Olivet's slope.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. GordonMadame de Vendme sent for her forthwith, and set her over the convent of Mount Olivet.
The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) | Margaret, Queen Of Navarre
British Dictionary definitions for Olives
/ (ˈɒlɪvz) /
Mount of Olives a hill to the east of Jerusalem: in New Testament times the village Bethany (Mark 11:11) was on its eastern slope and Gethsemane on its western one
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