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commonwealth

Meaning of “commonwealth”

A body politic or community united under one government.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Ephesians 2:12

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The KJV occurrence

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Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ephesians 2:12 · retained source text

That at that time yee were without Christ, being aliens from the common wealth of Israel, and strangers from the couenants of promise, hauing no hope, & without God in the world.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A state; a body politic united under one form of government and system of laws.

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