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URIM AND THUMMIM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Urim and Thummim mean?
• URIM AND THUMMIM (noun)
The noun URIM AND THUMMIM has 1 sense:
1. lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
Familiarity information: URIM AND THUMMIM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Urim and Thummim" is a kind of...):
answer (the speech act of replying to a question)
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