About The Word Ark
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Ark
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What's The Definition Of Ark?
[n] a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood
[n] (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments Synonyms | Synonyms for Ark: ark of the covenant Related Terms | Find terms related to Ark: Agnus Dei | asperger | asperges | aspergillum | bambino | beadroll | beads | candle | censer | chaplet | ciborium | cross | crucifix | cruet | eucharistial | holy cross | Holy Grail | holy water | holy-water sprinkler | Host | icon | incensory | matzo | menorah | mezuzah | mikvah | monstrance | osculatory | ostensorium | paschal candle | pax | phylacteries | Pieta | prayer shawl | prayer wheel | pyx | relics | rood | rosary | sacramental | sacred relics | sacring bell | Sanctus bell | Sangraal | shofar | sukkah | tabernacle | tallith | thurible | urceole | veronica | vigil light | votive candle Ark In Webster's Dictionary \Ark\, n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr.
L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. ? to
keep off.]
1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.]
Bearing that precious relic in an ark. --Spenser.
2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid
with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden
cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the
sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone
containing the ten commandments. Called also the {Ark of
the Covenant}.
3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family
were preserved during the Deluge. --Gen. vi. Hence: Any
place of refuge.
4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to
transport produce to market.
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