DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.
Ambrose BierceDEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced.
Ambrose BierceIn theology, the state of a luckless mortal prenatally damned. The doctrine of reprobation was taught by Calvin, whose joy in it was somewhat marred by the sad sincerity of his conviction that although some are foredoomed to perdition, others are predestined to salvation.
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