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Samuel

[sam-yoo-uhl]

noun

  1. a judge and prophet of Israel. 1 Samuel 1–3; 8–15.

  2. either of two books of the Bible bearing his name. 1 Sam., 2 Sam.

  3. a male given name.



Samuel

/ ˈæʊə /

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet, seer, and judge, who anointed the first two kings of the Israelites (I Samuel 1–3; 8–15)

  2. either of the two books named after him, I and II Samuel

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Samuel1

From Late Latin Samuhel, from Greek dz, from Hebrew ĕūʾŧ “Name of El (God),” or “His name is El (God)”
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Justice Samuel Alito may hide behind stuffy robes, but the whiniest member of the Supreme Court can’t hide that his personality is best summed up as “worst parent at your kid’s school.”

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However, writing for the high court and the six-justice majority, Justice Samuel Alito concluded that the school district’s practices were a form of attempted indoctrination that could conflict with constitutionally protected religious belief.

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Samuel Bray, a Notre Dame Law School professor and expert on nationwide injunctions, said the ruling "has fundamentally reset the relationship between the federal courts and the executive branch".

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The pair borrowed the store’s name, an anagram of “nowhere,” from Samuel Butler’s 1872 satirical novel of the same name, which centered on a utopia where illness is considered a crime.

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California Deputy Solicitor General Samuel Harbourt said that interpretation was dangerously broad and risked harm to American democratic norms if upheld.

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