tree of life

  • 1Tree of life —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec The Tree of Life. L Arbre de vie (en anglais : Tree of Life) est le symbole du parc Disney s Animal Kingdom, c est une sous espèce géante de Disneyodendron[1]. Il est présent dans le parc depuis son… …

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  • 2Tree of life — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… …

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  • 3tree of life — tree′ of life′ n. 1) bib a tree in the Garden of Eden that yielded food giving everlasting life. Gen 2:9; 3:22 2) bib a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem with leaves for the healing of the nations. Rev. 22:2 • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

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  • 4tree of life — n. Bible 1. a tree in the Garden of Eden bearing fruit which, if eaten, gave everlasting life: Gen. 2:9; 3:22 2. a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem whose leaves are for healing the nations: Rev. 22:2 …

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  • 5Tree of life — For other uses, see Tree of life (disambiguation). An 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge The concept of a tree of life, a many branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on… …

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  • 6tree of life — 1. a. [translation of New Latin arbor vitae] : arborvitae 1 b. : bhutan cypress c. : date I 1 2. : a highly convention …

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  • 7Tree of Life —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec The Tree of Life. L Arbre de vie (en anglais : Tree of Life) est le symbole du parc Disney s Animal Kingdom, c est une sous espèce géante de Disneyodendron[1]. Il est présent dans le parc depuis son… …

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  • 8Tree-of-Life — See also tree of life for other meanings of the term.The Tree of Life is a fictional plant (the ancestor of yams, with similar appearance and taste) in Larry Niven s Known Space universe, for which all Hominids have an in built genetic craving.… …

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  • 9Tree of life —    Stood also in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22). Some writers have advanced the opinion that this tree had some secret virtue, which was fitted to preserve life. Probably the lesson conveyed was that life was to be sought by man …

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  • 10Tree of Life — (in the Bible) a tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit imparts eternal life (Gen. 3:22–24). → tree of life …

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