Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of dwelling in a place for a time; also, the time of abode.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or state of one who sojourns.
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- verb Present participle of
sojourn . - noun The act of one who
sojourns ; a short stay or residence.
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Examples
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And when she inquired of the time of the marriage, he said that it should be in the same moon, on the first lucky day; and as to the place, that it must be where the bridegroom was sojourning, that is to say, in the camp.
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And when she inquired of the time of the marriage, he said that it should be in the same moon, on the first lucky day; and as to the place, that it must be where the bridegroom was sojourning, that is to say, in the camp.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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I do nowise give up the idea of sojourning there one time yet.
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Carlyle, Thomas 1883
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And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojourning are a hundred and thirty years; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their sojourning.
Prolegomena Julius Wellhausen 1881
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I do nowise give up the idea of sojourning there one time yet.
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Thomas Carlyle 1838
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Jacob replied to Pharaoh: 'The days of the years of my sojourning are a hundred and thirty years; few and unhappy have the days of my life been.
Articles 2009
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According to her, the "sojourning" option (option 3) is no better or worse than the others, and there is no difficulty in recognising it as a "direction" for an institute of religious life to take.
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The chronology of the "sojourning" is variously estimated.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Vengeance upon God's foes always accompanies manifestations of His grace to His people. continuing -- literally, "sojourning," abiding constantly; appropriately here in the case of Babylon, which was to be permanently destroyed, substituted for "whirling itself about" ( "grievous" in English Version) (see on [940] Jer 23: 19,20), where the temporary downfall of Judea is spoken of.
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The easiest way to spot orangutans in Borneo is by sojourning to the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary.
Harmon Leon: I Scout for Baby Orangutans That Vaguely Resemble My Ex-Girlfriend Harmon Leon 2011
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