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  • Lord of hosts
    Lord of hosts
    noun
    Jehovah; God.
  • Lord of Hosts
    Lord of Hosts
    noun
    Jehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command

Lord of hosts

American  
Or Lord of Hosts

noun

  1. Jehovah; God.


Lord of Hosts British  

noun

  1. Jehovah or God when regarded as having the angelic forces at his command

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There is a pastor in Omaha, his name is Hank Kunneman, at the Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

In Joy, the Lord of Hosts finally justifies his stern ways to a modern Job.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is called the "Lord of Hosts," "the Lord God Almighty," "Creator of whomsoever is in the world," also "the Ruler."

From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham

I stand at my post, and have a strict watch to keep, until the Lord of Hosts shall call me to himself.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

Texas may well rejoice, if it be so, but the Lord of Hosts only knows.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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