Sentences with phrase «ancient equivalent for»
«The protection of wealth by burying it in the ground was a sort of ancient equivalent for the modern safety deposit box.»
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The Greek term psyche (soul), which Christians naturally found themselves using in order to describe the spiritual aspect of a man, already implied the dualistic approach to human nature and introduced a concept for which there had been no verbal equivalent in the language of ancient Israel.26
If both caps are composed completely of water, the combined volumes are equivalent to a global layer 66 to 100 feet deep, about one third the minimum volume for the ancient seas of Mars.
Relax, it's time to play» is a catchy toast that was created by an advertising agency for the maker of Italy's best - known brand of vermouth, Cinzano ($ 12/1 L), which is the contemporary equivalent of what the ancients drank.