-tion
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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-tion ME.
-cio(u)n, repr. (O)F.
-tion, earlier
-cion,
-ciun, repr. L.
-tiō,
-ōn-, comp. suffix f.
-t- of a pp. stem +
-iō,
-ōn- -ION; orig. expressing the state of being what the pp. imports, e.g.
complētiō COMPLETION, thence transferred to the action or process involved, and so acquiring a concr. or quasi-concr. notion, as in
dictiō DICTION,
nātiō birth,
NATION,
orātiō mode of speaking,
ORATION.
So
-tious repr. L.
-tiōsus, forming adjs. rel. to sbs. in
-tion, as
ambition/ambitious,
nutrition/nutritious.
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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grandma's marathon: 32nd running; Fittingly, the winner wore No. 6; In a tribute of sorts, Lamech Mokono drew the number of his late friend and last year's winner.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...YOUNGBLOOD; STAFF WRITER DULUTH - It was Friday afternoon when Lamech Mokono learned that he had the magic number: 6. Mokono was hours...believe that, wherever he is, he is also happy. MEN'S WINNER - LAMECH MOKONO (2:13:39)
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What has Baldr to do with Lamech? The lethal shot of a blind man in Old Norse myth and Jewish exegetical traditions.(Beowulf)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Medium Aevum; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem set in pre-Christian Scandinavia. No one now doubts that it was composed by a poet thoroughly versed in Christian and biblical traditions, but whether its author had the same degree of knowledge of the background to his chosen subject matter--specifically,
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A time to kill
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...that occurs seven generations later. Lamech, a sixth-generation descendant of Cain...forger of implements of metal and iron. Lamech then makes an enigmatic declaration to...antecedent: Listen to my voice, wives of Lamech, and hear my words: I killed a man because...
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Temptations to sin; Luke 17:1-6.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 11/7/2005; 536 words
; ...which records a ferocious song in honor of Lamech, descendant of Cain, uses the expression...is used to refer to the vengeance for Lamech. Seven in this case becomes the measure...reversal of the human principle espoused by Lamech and Cain. Jesus also, in a way, refers...
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Reaching Out!
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner; 8/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Patricia Williams 19 Westmain Drive, Kingston 20 1-876-9342930. * LAMECH WASHINGTON BRENTON STEWART aka 'RAGGA' or TROWSES I am trying to make contact with my husband, Lamech Washington Brenton Stewart, a former farm worker in the United States...
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The day of the Son of Man; Luke 17:26-37.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 11/11/2005; 668 words
; ...associated with the story of the Great Flood. Noah is the son of Lamech. Nothing is written about the man until he is 500 years old...name means "rest," "repose," "consolation." His father Lamech prophetically uttered during his birth: "Out of the very ground...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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GEOFF HILL: Please, Is There A Doctor (Zhivago) In The House.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 3/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...trick for a bloke, but it gets better: Irad then begat Mehujael, Nehujael begat Methusael, and Methusael begat Lamech. Lamech, obviously getting a bit suspicious by this stage, took unto him two wives, Adah and Zillah, although where they...
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Where are the women?
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Mehujael, and Mehujael bore Metushael, and Metushael bore Lamech" (Genesis 4:17,18). We have here seven generations...emotions. Hanoch's son is even named Ir'ad, an eternal city. Lamech does have two named wives - Adah and Zilah - but they are named...
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An Artist Drew God & Saw That It Was Good
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/18/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...more. "And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begot Mehuael, and Mehuael begot Methusael, and Methusael begot Lamech. And Lamech took unto him two wives; the name of one was Adah, and the name of . . ." As the cover says, nothing is left...
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 "Morning Call (Allentown, PA)")
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'No one wants to step up' in Easton--Reaction to crime at Delaware Terrace has police, leaders stumped.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 6/17/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Tracy Jordan Jun. 17--The fatal shooting of Lamech James in Easton's Delaware Terrace public housing development...patrols or meetings about reducing crime as there were after Lamech was killed. "It seems that it's almost being accepted...
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Lamech
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lamech , in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Cain and therefore accursed. He was the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. 2 Descendant of Seth and father of Noah.
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Abraham the Jew (ca. 1362-ca. 1460)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...daughters and two sons, the elder named Joseph and the younger, Lamech. He instructed both sons in occult affairs, while on each...Abra-Melin, as delivered by Abraham the Jew unto his son Lamech. This title is rather misleading and not strictly accurate...
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Polygamy
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...as the wife of all five brothers. [Hindu Lit.: Mahabharata ] Islam religion permits four wives. [Islam: WB, A:549] Lamech first man to have two wives. [O.T.: Genesis 4:19 – 20] Mongut of Siam, King 9000 wives and concubines...
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Methusael
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Methusael , in the Bible, father of Lamech.
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Tubal-cain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tubal-cain , in the New Testament, son of Lamech. He first worked brass and iron.
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