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damascus
has definitions from the fields of New Testament,government,geography
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[ noun ] (New Testament,government,geography) an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)The young poet painter reproduces the French life of the streets ; he tells stories of the Thousand_and_One_Nights , and conjures_up before us the bazaars of Damascus . Related terms |
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