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casting

Meaning of “casting”

1. Throwing, placing, or causing something to move or fall in a stated direction. 2. In ‘casting out’ or ‘casting away,’ expelling, discarding, or rejecting. 3. Forming in a mould, or a form so made.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
21 occurrences21 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 8:2

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Psalms 74:7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 74:7 · retained source text

They haue cast fire into thy Sanctuary, they haue defiled by casting downe, the dwelling place of thy Nawe to the ground.

1611 marginal noteHebr. they bene sent thy Sanctuarie into the fire.

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Throwing; sending; computing; calculating; turning; giving a preponderancy; deciding; running, or throwing into a mold to give shape. [See Cast.] CASTING, noun 1. The act of casting or founding. 2. That which is cast in a mold; any vessel formed by casting melted metal into a mold, or in sand. 3. The taking of casts and impressions of figures, busts, medals, etc.

volume 1, leaf 357, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 30)