imperfect stage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of imperfect stage
First recorded in 1890–95
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Jesus said that an important revelation to man was halted at an imperfect stage because of the hardness of men's hearts.
From Understanding the Scriptures by Francis John McConnell
For they bear, deeply stamped upon them, the impression of the imperfect stage of revelation to which the psalm belongs, and are tied to form in a manner which we ought not to be.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms by Alexander Maclaren
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