Multitude
61(a) multitude of — a multitude of formal phrase a very large number of people or things The city’s museums offer a multitude of cultural possibilities. Thesaurus: large quantities or amountssynonym large amounts or quantities of a specific kindhyponym Main entry …
62The Assembled Multitude — was an instrumental ensemble, consisting entirely of studio musicians, which music producer Tom Sellers organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970. The Multitude released a self titled album on the Atlantic Records label in 1970, which… …
63a multitude of sins — Meaning Origin From the Bible. James 5:20.Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8. And above all things have fervent charity among… …
64cover a multitude of sins — If something covers or hides a multitude of sins, it prevents others from seeing the less pleasant reality. Loose fitting clothes can cover a multitude of sins! …
65hide a multitude of sins — to prevent people from noticing something bad. I m a messy eater, so I always wear black – it hides a multitude of sins. Etymology: based on the saying love covers a multitude of sins from the Bible …
66Mixed multitude — (Ex. 12:38), a class who accompanied the Israelites as they journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, the first stage of the Exodus. These were probably miscellaneous hangers on to the Hebrews, whether Egyptians of the lower orders, or the remains of …
67the multitude — the mass of ordinary people. → multitude …
68cover a multitude of sins — See at: hide a multitude of sins …
69a multitude of — formal a very large number of people or things The city s museums offer a multitude of cultural possibilities …
70noun of multitude — noun The name of something that contains many individual things or people. Examples: army, fleet, hundred. Syn: collective noun, noun of assemblage …
