rason

American  

[rah-sawn, ras-on] / ˈrɑ sɔn, ˈræs ɒn /

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

• rasa
  plural

1. a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• rasa
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of rason

First recorded in 1930–35, rason is from the Medieval Greek word rháson a woolen cloth

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Example Sentences

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rason rasa

Mighty apt! for which rason I would wish to trouble you for your unprecedently good advice on another pint, if it, would not be too great a liberty.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 08 by Maria Edgeworth

"I'm done," he replied, "but that's no rason that Rosha, an' you, an' thim boys that has the work afore them, shouldn't finish your male's mate."

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

Y' must ask Miss Myrtle what the rason is,—it 's none o' my business, Mr. Bridshaw.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

An', as for the squire, that is the sperit, whether it was that he did not like his liquor, or by rason iv the loss iv his leg, he was never known to walk agin.'

From The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Then he axed his Riv'rence to tell him the rason himself; and Father Tom communicated it to him in Latin.

From Stories of Comedy by Rossiter Johnson

If the brain started as a true tabula rasa, with no built-in connections, neurons would first need to locate and connect with one another.

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

Somewhere inside a tabula rasa passed off as an office space, a diligent worker is rewarded with a five-minute "dance experience."

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

In part, it is how pioneering South Bronx resident groups like Banana Kelly spared their neighborhood from tabula rasa schemes by outside politicians and planners when the neighborhood was burning.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

The top is a tabula rasa of post-pandemic young adulthood, ready to absorb and reflect the 2023 equivalent of those aforementioned references: It looks like TikTok, tastes like espresso martinis and sounds like Dua Lipa.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2023

The essence of Christianity was meant to be a tabula rasa.

From Beside Still Waters by Arthur Christopher Benson

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