widow's mite

  • 11mite — English has two words mite, although they probably share a common origin. The older, ‘tiny insect like creature’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *mītōn, which was probably derived from a base meaning ‘cut’ (hence ‘something cut up… …

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  • 12widow — {{11}}widow (n.) O.E. widewe, widuwe, from P.Gmc. *widewo (Cf. O.S. widowa, O.Fris. widwe, M.Du., Du. weduwe, Du. weeuw, O.H.G. wituwa, Ger. Witwe, Goth. widuwo), from PIE adj. *widhewo (Cf. Skt. vidhuh lonely, solitary, vidhava …

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  • 13mite — English has two words mite, although they probably share a common origin. The older, ‘tiny insect like creature’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *mītōn, which was probably derived from a base meaning ‘cut’ (hence ‘something cut up… …

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  • 14widow — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3 extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4 Printing the short… …

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  • 15widow'smite — wid·ow s mite (wĭdʹōz) n. A small contribution made by one who has little.   [From the widow who gave two small coins to the Temple treasury in Mark 12:43.] * * * …

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  • 16Dan the Dyna-Mite — from Young All Stars #6 Artist Brian Murray Publication information Publisher DC Comics …

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  • 17Coins of the Bible — A number of coins are mentioned in the Bible, and they have proved very popular among coin collectors.[1] Specific coins mentioned in the Bible include the widow s mite, the tribute penny and the thirty pieces of silver, though it is not always… …

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  • 18List of Gunsmoke television episodes — Gunsmoke is an American western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name.[1] The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest running western in television history. The first… …

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  • 19Jesus' interactions with women — Part of a series on Christianity and Gender Theology Female disciples of Jesus Gender roles in Christianity …

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  • 20Mark 12 — For other uses, see Mark XII (disambiguation). Gospel of Mark Mark 1 Mark 2 Mark 3 Mark 4 Mark 5 Mark 6 Mark 7 Mark 8 Mark 9 Mark 10 Mark 11 Mark 12 Mark 13 Mark 14 …

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