seven seals

English

Etymology

From Revelation 5:1.[1]

Noun

seven seals pl (plural only)

  1. (biblical) The seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.

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References

  1. ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Revelation 5:1: “And I saw in þe right hand of him that sate on the Throne, a booke written within, & on the backeside, sealed with seuen seales.”

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