Word Meanings - ISHMAELITE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. A descendant of Ishmael , of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12. 2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. Thackeray. 3. See Ismaelian.

Related words: (words related to ISHMAELITE)

• AGAINSTAND
  To withstand.
• EVERYWHERENESS
  Ubiquity; omnipresence. Grew.
• EVERYWHERE
  In every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether.
• ISHMAELITISH
  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the Ishmaelites.
• VAGABONDAGE
  The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of wandering about in idleness; vagrancy.
• ISMAELIAN; ISMAELITE
  One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house Ali.
• ENMITY
  1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. No ground of enmity between us known. Milton. 2. A state of opposition; hostility. The friendship of the world is enmity with God. James iv. 4. Syn. -- Rancor; hostility; hatred;
• SOCIETY
  1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved society." Milton. There is society where none intrudes By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Byron. 2. Connection; participation;
• VAGABONDISM
  Vagabondage.
• OUTCASTING
  That which is cast out.
• AGAINST
  1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. 2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in
• VAGABONDIZE
  To play the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.
• EVERYONE
  Everybody; -- commonly separated, every one.
• EVERYDAY
  Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes. The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment. Sir. J. Herchel.
• WANDERER
  One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.
• EVERYBODY
  Every person.
• EVERYWHEN
  At any or all times; every instant. "Eternal law is silently present everywhere and everywhen." Carlyle.
• ISHMAELITE
  1. A descendant of Ishmael , of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12. 2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. Thackeray. 3. See Ismaelian.
• EVERYTHING
  Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all things. More wise, more learned, more just, more everything. Pope.
• VAGABONDRY
  Vagabondage.
• BENEFIT SOCIETY
  A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually called friendly society in Great Britain.
• REVERY
  See REVERIE
• EVERICH; EVERYCH
  each one; every one; each of two. See Every. Chaucer.
• FEVERY
  Feverish. B. Jonson.