through a glass darkly
To see “through a glass” — a mirror — “darkly” is to have an obscure or imperfect vision of reality. The expression comes from the writings of the Apostle Paul; he explains that we do not now see clearly, but at the end of time, we will do so.
Words nearby through a glass darkly
throttle-body injection, throttleable, throttlebottom, throttlehold, through, through a glass darkly, through and through, through bass, through bridge, through drainage, through one's hat
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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