Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEAD
DEAD, n. [ded.]
- The dead signifies dead men. Ye shall not make cuttings for the dead. – Lev. xix.
- The state of the dead; or death. This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. – Matt. xiv. This may be understood thus – he is risen from among the dead.
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