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maranatha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
maranatha
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

“Our Lord cometh;” -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha , under Anathema .

Questions

What does maranatha mean?
“Our Lord cometh;” -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha , under Anathema .

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