A-Z: Common sayings from the Bible
- A time for everything
- Aaron's rod
- Abraham's bosom
- Absalom
- Adam's rib
- Alien corn
- All flesh is grass
- All my worldly goods
- All sorts and conditions of men
- All things to all men
- Alpha and Omega
- Am I my brother's keeper?
- An eye for an eye
- Apple of one's eye
- Armageddon
- As you sow, so shall you reap
- Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
- At a venture (Bow)
- At death's door
- At one's last gasp
- At one's wit's end
- Balaam's ass
- Baptism of fire
- Beam / plank in one's own eye
- Bear false witness
- Behemoth
- Being beside oneself
- Blind leading the blind
- Book of life
- Born of woman
- Bottomless pit
- Bowels of compassion
- Bread of adversity
- Bread of affliction
- Breathing out threats
- Bringing nothing into the world and carrying nothing out
- Broad way
- Broken reed
- Bruised reed
- Burning bush
- Burying one's talent
- Butter someone up
- By their fruits you shall know them
- Cast first stone
- Cast one's bread upon the waters
- Casting pearls before swine
- Chariots of fire
- Chasing after the wind
- Chastise with scorpions
- Clashing cymbal
A-Z: Common sayings from the Bible: All sorts and conditions of men
Usage
A byword for 'everybody', but more widely, and in Walter Besant's social concern novel of this title (1882), used to refer to those poor people who are usually overlooked by people in power.Definition
The collect (special prayer used in Anglican services) is designed to pray first for everybody ('all sorts and conditions of men'), then the church, then those in particular need: thus the focus is wide to start, but narrows down. But the phrase 'all sorts ...' refers by implication to those with whom the one praying is personally unfamiliar. 'O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations' (Taken from the Book of Common Prayer, 1662, Morning or Evening Prayer). 'O God, the Creator and preserver of all mankind: we humbly pray that it may please you to reveal your ways to all people and your saving power to all nations' (Taken from the Common Worship, Collects).A short prayer used in church services after a period of individual silent prayer to 'collect' all these prayers together, offering them to God.
Communication, either aloud or in the heart, with God.
The Anglican church is the 'Established' or state church of England, the result of a break with the Catholic church under Henry VIII and further developments in the reign of Elizabeth I.
Religious ceremonies offering obedience and worship to God.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
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