bow of promise
noun
A rainbow.
- With allusion to Genesis 9:12–17, in which the rainbow is a sign of God's promise not to repeat the Flood..
Origin
Early 19th century.
- observable universe
- observably
- observance
- observancy
- observant
- Observantine
- Observantist
- observantly
- observantness
- observate
- observated
- observation
- observational
- observationalism
- observationalist
- observationality
- observationally
- observation-based
- observation basis
- observation car
- observation cell
- observation deck
- observation mine
- observation post
- observation report