"mercy seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mercy seats [plural]
Etymology: From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Gnadenstuhl}} German Gnadenstuhl, {{uder|en|he|כפורת|כַּפֹּרֶת|sc=Hebr|tr=kappóreth}} Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mercy seat (plural mercy seats)
  1. (Judaism, Christianity) The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Christianity, Judaism Translations (lid of the Ark of the Covenant): armonistuin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mercy_seat-en-noun-ArAFeUAr Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'lid of the Ark of the Covenant': 99 1
  2. Synonym of mourners' bench Synonyms: mourners' bench [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-mercy_seat-en-noun-nCqa~Rfx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68

Inflected forms

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