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"Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lo…

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  1. n. "Our word/lord">Lord cometh;" -- an word/expression">expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
  2. "Our word/lord">Lord cometh;" -- an word/expression">expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
  3. "Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at theconclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). Thisword has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; asmuch as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thycrimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
  4. n. "Our word/lord">Lord cometh;" -- an word/expression">expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.