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Sarah
Sarah ♀ Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.
Variants: Sara, Zara. Pet forms: Sally, Sadie. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sarah." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sarah." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sarah.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Sarah." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Sarah.html |
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Sarah Wife of Abraham; her striking beauty made Abraham fear the jealousy of powerful men (Gen. 12 and 20). Because of prolonged infertility Sarah persuaded Abraham to beget a child by her maid Hagar, but later Sarah (also called Sarai—both names mean ‘princess’) was promised a son in her old age and Isaac was born. The story of Hagar's use by Abraham and subsequent expulsion with her son Ishmael is given an allegorical interpretation by Paul in Gal. 4: 21–31.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Sarah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Sarah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Sarah.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Sarah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Sarah.html |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sarah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sarah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Sarah.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Sarah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Sarah.html |
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Sarah (wife of Abraham, ancestress of the Jewish people): see PATRIARCHS AND MATRIARCHS.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Sarah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Sarah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Sarah.html JOHN BOWKER. "Sarah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Sarah.html |
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Sarah or Sarai: see Sara . |
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"Sarah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sarah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Sarah.html "Sarah." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Sarah.html |
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Sarah
•airer, bearer, carer, Clara, darer, declarer, Demerara, Éire, habanera, Halmahera, parer, Perak, primavera, repairer, Rivera, Riviera, Sarah, scarer, sharer, snarer, sparer, squarer, starer, swearer, tearer, wearer
•cause célèbre • torch-bearer
•swordbearer • pallbearer • wayfarer
•seafarer • capoeira • Phaedra
•sacra, simulacra
•Libra, vers libre
•ex cathedra
•chypre, Ypres
•palaestra (US palestra) • urethra
•joie de vivre
•mirror, sirrah
•Coimbra • Middlesbrough • Indra
•Sintra
•aspidistra, sistra
•algebra • orchestra • vertebra
•Beira, Fujairah, Hegira, Lyra, Myra, naira, palmyra, spirogyra
•Hydra • Lycra
•begorra, Gomorrah, horror
•double entendre • genre • amour propre • Le Nôtre • contra
•Cosa Nostra, rostra
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"Sarah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sarah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sarah.html "Sarah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Sarah.html |
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SARAH (ˈsɛərə) search and rescue homing (radar system)
• surgery assistant robot acting on the head (in brain surgery) |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SARAH." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SARAH." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-SARAH.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "SARAH." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-SARAH.html |
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