stone plant

noun

1. living stones.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stone plant¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Star and stone, plant and beast fulfill their purpose in the whole plan of creation by their existence and varied natures, and are accordingly called “good” as they are.

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Stone, Plant and Bacon were silent.

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On the morning of the day after, Stone, Plant and Bacon sat at a curved table facing a viewscreen connected by direct phone-link to the Kremlin.

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If God could be man, he can also be stone, plant, animal, element, and perhaps, in this way, there is a continuous redemption in Nature.

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