Douai

or Dou·ay

[ doo-ey; French dwe ]

noun
  1. a city in N France, SE of Calais.

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How to use Douai in a sentence

  • The Douay version is: "And his sweat became as drops of blood trickling down upon the ground."

  • If the Douay be the correct translation, where are the hinder parts of a God who is without parts?

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  • The Douay has it, 'and decaying, he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time.'

    The Bible: what it is | Charles Bradlaugh
  • In the Douay and Breeches Bibles, the word 'sheep' stands instead of 'cattle' in our version.

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  • Potipherah is here called priest of On; in the Douay, he is denominated priest of Heliopolis.

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British Dictionary definitions for Douai

Douai

/ (ˈduːeɪ, French dwɛ) /


noun
  1. an industrial city in N France: the political and religious centre of exiled English Roman Catholics in the 16th and 17th centuries. Pop: 42 796 (1999)

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