Berean

American  

[buh-ree-uhn] / bəˈri ən /

adjective

1. History/Historical. of or relating to Beroea, an ancient city in Macedonia.

2. Christianity. characterized by careful and rigorous study of the Bible.

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noun

plural

Bereans

1. History/Historical. a native or inhabitant of Beroea, an ancient city in Macedonia.

2. a native or inhabitant of any of the modern towns and cities named after this ancient city.

3. Christianity. a person who studies the Bible carefully and rigorously.

Example Sentences

“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

Rodney Mason, the pastor of discipleship and assimilation at Berean Christian church, says keeping the congregation safe is their top priority.

From Fox News

Minneapolis is “dealing with a city council who have zero clue in what they're doing,” Rev. Tim Christopher of the Berean Missionary Baptist Church told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.

From Fox News

“Freedoms crushed eventually become no freedoms at all,” the Rev. Ron Baity, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, said at a rally of about 500 people next to the Legislative Building.

From Washington Times

Baity, who is a plaintiff along with Berean Baptist and the Return America group he leads, said the church building has been an integral part of U.S. history for centuries: ”If there’s ever been a time that our communities need the church, it is now.”

From Washington Times