Absalom
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab.
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a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “father of peace.”
noun
Example Sentences
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Huw Absalom said family members had received "no information" about the scope of Operation Hallam and what exhibits were being examined.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
His father, Absalom Willis Robertson, served 34 years in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023
But there wasn’t much talk about abolitionism, or Forten’s old friends, like Absalom Jones, founder of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, or William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator newspaper.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022
Absalom Jordan, who serves on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission, said that police officials told him that the shooting appeared to be unintentional among a group of teens.
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2022
Two of the elders, Absalom Jones and Richard Allen, had once been worshipers at St. George Methodist Church, a congregation composed of both whites and blacks.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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