Abraham's barm

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæms bɑɹm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həms bɑɹm/

Proper noun

Abraham's barm

  1. (Christianity, obsolete) Synonym of Abraham's bosom [First attested prior to 1150.][1]

References
  1. “Abraham's barm” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
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