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
The religious book, called The Berean, was printed at Putney in 1847, and consisted mainly of articles published in the periodicals of the Putney school during the previous twelve years.
From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey
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)
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
The Bereans of old did not scornfully reject the, to them, strange teachings of the Apostle Paul, but searched the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
From A Ribband of Blue And Other Bible Studies by Taylor, James Hudson
The Bereans were commended for their attention and diligence in this respect.
From Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, established in New South Wales And Norfolk Island by Johnson, Richard
And the Bereans were commended as more noble, because they searched the Scriptures daily, to know whether the things preached by the apostles were so.
From A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister by Newcomb, Harvey
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