"in Abraham's bosom" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Biblical phrase; see Bosom of Abraham. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in Abraham's bosom}} in Abraham's bosom, {{en-PP|head=in Abraham's bosom}} in Abraham's bosom
  1. (idiomatic) No longer living; dead. Wikipedia link: Bosom of Abraham Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Death Translations (no longer living): στους κόλπους του Αβραάμ (stous kólpous tou Avraám) (Greek), accanto ad Abramo (Italian), sul seno di Abramo (Italian)

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