mercy seat

mercy seat
noun
1. the throne of God
Hypernyms: ↑throne
2. the golden covering of the ark of the covenant
Hypernyms: ↑covering

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noun
Etymology: from mercy seat, gold covering over the ark of the covenant in the Bible (Exod 25:17); translation of German gnadenstuhl, translation of Hebrew kappōreth
: the throne of God regarded as a place of divine access, communion, or propitiation

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1. Bible.
a. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17-22.
b. the throne of God.
2. South Midland and Southern U.S. See mourner's bench.
[1520-30]

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mercy seat,
1. a cover of gold above the Ark of the Covenant in the ancient Hebrew temple, with cherubim at either end, regarded as the place of God's presence and on which the high priest sprinkled the blood of the sin offering (in the Bible, Exodus 25; Leviticus 16).
2. the throne of God in heaven.

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