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Webster 1913 Edition


Stumbling-stone

Stum′bling-stoneˊ

,
Noun.
A stumbling-block.
This
stumbling-stone
we hope to take away.
T. Burnet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stumbling-stone

STUMBLING-BLOCK

, STUMBLING-STONE,
Noun.
[stumble and block or stone.] Any cause of stumbling; that which causes to err.
We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1.
This stumbling stone we hope to take away.

Definition 2024


stumbling-stone

stumbling-stone

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  • stumbling stone

Noun

stumbling-stone (plural stumbling-stones)

  1. A stumbling block.
    This stumbling-stone we hope to take away. T. Burnet.