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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
pass .
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Examples
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The god Tem, the Governor and only One of the gods, hath spoken [these things], and his word passeth not away.
Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Epiphanius Wilson 1880
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The sentence that God will pass upon sinners hereafter, is no other than what the word passeth upon him here.
The Almost Christian Discovered; or, the False Professor Tried and Cast. 1629-1699 1856
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The deed by which it passeth is sealed and delivered to them, and so they have it; it is put into the hands of their guardian for them, and so they have it, though the use be not yet transferred into possession.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Hereupon Hisham rose, in great wrath, and said, "O headsman, bring me the head of this lad; for indeed he exceedeth in talk, such as passeth conception."
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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THE REASON why this riches is unsearchable, and that love such as passeth knowledge; and the
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658
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Faith and trusting in God, draws out of this fountain, — out of this deep well of salvation; and staying on God, drinks of it, till the soul be refreshed with peace and tranquillity, such as passeth natural understanding.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Hugh Binning 1640
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146 Hereupon Hisham rose, in great wrath, and said, “O headsman, bring me the head of this lad; for indeed he exceedeth in talk, such as passeth conception.”
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Very often instead, perhaps in dreams, we are blessed with peace—the peace that passeth all understanding!
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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"It passeth understanding that grown women and strong men should get down in the dirt to dream-things and wonder tales."
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The way of a man with a maid may be too wonderful to know, but the way of a woman with a man passeth all conception; whence the prophet were indeed unwise who would dare forecast Floyd Vanderlip's course twenty-four hours in advance.
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