Abraham's bosom
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English
Etymology
From Middle English Abraham bosom, abraham bosum, Abrahames boseme, Abrahames bosum, Abrahams bosum, Abrahamys bosum, from translation of Late Latin sinus Ābrahae, from translation of Ancient Greek κόλπος Ἀβραάμ (kólpos Abraám).
Proper noun
- (Christianity) The waiting place for the faithful dead between the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ; paradise. [1]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Abraham's bosom.
Synonyms
- Abraham's barm (obsolete)
Translations
waiting place for the faithful dead
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References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abraham's bosom”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.