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单词 Rechabite
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Definition of Rechabite in English:

Rechabite

noun ˈrɛkəbʌɪtˈrɛkəˌbaɪt
  • 1(in the Bible) a member of an Israelite family, descended from Rechab, who refused to drink wine or live in houses (Jer. 35).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Go to the clan of the Rechabites and speak to them.’
    1. 1.1 A member of the Independent Order of Rechabites, a benefit society of teetotallers, founded in 1835.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Between his blacksmithing and mining interest Peter Doig also found time to become a member of the Independent Order of Rechabites and preside over many of its later meetings at the ‘Star of the North’.
      • The main societies in Australia included the Australian Natives Association, Buffaloes, Druids, Foresters, Free Gardeners, Freemasons, Hibernians, Oddfellows, Protestant Alliance, Rechabites, and Sons of Temperance.
      • Development of a different nature was the establishment in July 1869 of the Blinman Lodge of the Ancient Order of Forresters with eleven members, followed in November by the Independent Order of Rechabites.
 
 

Definition of Rechabite in US English:

Rechabite

nounˈrekəˌbītˈrɛkəˌbaɪt
  • (in the Bible) a member of an Israelite family, descended from Rechab, who refused to drink wine or live in houses (Jer. 35).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Go to the clan of the Rechabites and speak to them.’
 
 
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