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Definition of Publicans
1. publican [n] - See also: publican
Lexicographical Neighbors of Publicans
Literary usage of Publicans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament: Being an Attempt at by George V. Wigram (1870)
"5:46. do not even the publicans the same ? 47. do not even the publicans so ?
9:10. many publicans and sinners came 11. Why eateth your Master with ..."
2. Sermons by Thomas Arnold (1874)
"... feast in his own house: and there teas a great company of publicans and of
... Lord's disciples, " Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners ? ..."
3. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by Robert M. Hartley, American Bible Society, Wightman family (1875)
"15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans
and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples ; for there were ..."
4. The Liquor Laws for Scotland: Including the Licensing and Excise Enactments by David Dewar (1884)
"WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the publicans' Certificates (Scotland) Act, ...
This Act may be cited as ' The publicans' Certificates (Scotland) Act ..."
5. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by American Bible Society (1861)
"2 Christ curing one sick of the palsy, 9 calleth Matthew from the receipt of
custom, 10 eat- eth with publicans and sinners, ..."
6. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott (1814)
"... publicans' pewter pets in this metropolis. In spite, however, of all the
ingenuity of the supporters of the bill, the Legislature, with becoming dignity ..."
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