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gideon
/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
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What does gideon mean?
noun
- A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.
proper noun
- Initialism of Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network, a medical decision support tool.
- A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
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proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
- A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.
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/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
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God sent an angel from heaven to tell Gideon to smash up the altar and image of Baal.
Now Gideon being stricken with many years, therefore he was not able to withstand his blows, therefore he was slain by the sword.
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No historical novelist could ask for a richer theme than Gideon Lincecum or Edmund Montgomery, the subject of I. K. Stephens' biography listed below.
"Gideon, forty years. Mercury invented the lyre and gave it to Orpheus."
My name from Adam Goodheart you'll find I've changed to Gideon Crawle—ha!