Berean
Americanadjective
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History/Historical. of or relating to Beroea, an ancient city in Macedonia.
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Christianity. characterized by careful and rigorous study of the Bible.
noun
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History/Historical. a native or inhabitant of Beroea, an ancient city in Macedonia.
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a native or inhabitant of any of the modern towns and cities named after this ancient city.
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Christianity. a person who studies the Bible carefully and rigorously.
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“We are still feeling the pains of the economic reset,” said Stephen Broden, a Black conservative who founded Ebony Berean to fight the culture wars in Black communities.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Pastor John Payton, a licensed minister with the Berean Fellowship of Churches, is to officiate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2018
Rebecca Sykes, a 36-year-old mother of five, brought her family to Berean Baptist Church in North Carolina to see the man she and her children learn about during their homeschooling sessions.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 24, 2015
And on Monday only, at 1:30 p.m., the Berean Community Drumline, an organization for teenagers in the Crown Heights neighborhood, will celebrate black history with percussion and dance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2014
In the use of the Beginner's and Berean Leaves the course of teaching is laid down by the Examining Board, and the teacher directs her talk and instruction in that direction.
From Seven Graded Sunday Schools A Series of Practical Papers by Various
Thessalonica and its rulers, 100 The more noble Bereans, 101 Athens and its ancient glory, ib.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
The Bereans were counted noble upon this account: 'These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,' &c.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John
It is commended in the Bereans, Acts xvii.
From Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Brown, John (of Wamphray)
Leaving Timothy and Silas behind him, Paul, accompanied by some faithful Bereans, embarked for Athens,--the centre of philosophy and art, whose wonderful prestige had induced its Roman conquerors to preserve its ancient glories.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by Lord, John
I call upon you to be Bereans in architecture, as you are in religion, and to search into these things for yourselves.
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by Ruskin, John
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