Ruling
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Ruling - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
RU'LING, ppr.
1. Governing; controlling the will and actions of intelligent beings, or the movements of other physical bodies.
2. Marking by a ruler.
3. Deciding; determining.
4. a. Predominant; chief; controlling; as a ruling passion.
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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