(n)a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him, Syn.Hebrews
(n)the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19), Syn.Israelites
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n. [ Named after Sir David Brewster. ] A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and strontia. [ 1913 Webster ]