the wine-bibber

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• wine-bibbers — Jesus was accused of being a wine bibber (Matt. 11:19, AV; a ‘drunkard’ NRSV, NJB, a ‘drinker’, REB) by hostile critics of his way of life. They contrasted it with the austerity of John [[➝ John the Baptist]] though the same people had criticized …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Chant royal — The Chant Royal is a poetic form that is a variation of the ballad form and consists of five eleven line stanzas with a rhyme scheme a b a b c c d d e d E and a five line envoi rhyming d d e d E or a seven line envoi c c d d e d E. To add to the… …   Wikipedia

• James Norwood Pratt — is an author and authority on wine, tea and tea lore. He was born March 27, 1942, in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and brought up in Forsyth County, North Carolina on land which has been in his family since before the American Revolution. He was …   Wikipedia

• drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… …   English dictionary for students

• Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• Book of Mormon chronology — This chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Book of Mormon , according to the text. Dates given correspond to dates in the footnotes of the LDS edition of the Book of Mormon , found online… …   Wikipedia

• Yohannes III of Ethiopia — Emperor Yohannes III (c.1824 c. 1873) was the last of the elder Gondar line of the Solomonic dynasty to reign over Ethiopia. He was the son of Tekle Giyorgis. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of the Enderase or Regent,… …   Wikipedia

• bib — [16] The word bib is first mentioned in John Baret’s Quadruple dictionarie 1580, where it is described as being ‘for a child’s breast’. It appears to come from the now archaic verb bib (as in wine bibber), perhaps from the notion that the bib… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• bib — [16] The word bib is first mentioned in John Baret’s Quadruple dictionarie 1580, where it is described as being ‘for a child’s breast’. It appears to come from the now archaic verb bib (as in wine bibber), perhaps from the notion that the bib… …   Word origins