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mercy seat

Bible the gold covering on the ark of the covenant regarded as the resting place of God: Ex. 25:17

Etymology: transl. (by William Tyndale, 1530) of Ger gnadenstuhl, transl. (by Martin Luther) of Gr(Ec) hilastērion (< Gr hilasia, propitiation: for IE base see silly), transl. (in LXX) of Heb kappōreth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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