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Amriʹta

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The elixir of immortality, made by churning the milk-sea (Hindu mythology). Sir William Jones speaks of an apple so called, because it bestows immortality on those who partake of it. The word means immortal. (See Ambrosia.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Amphictyonic Council
Amphigons
Amphigouri
Amphion
Amphitrite (either 3 or 4 syl.)
Amphitryon
Amphrysian Prophetess (Amphrysia Vatēs)
Ampoulle (Sainte)
Amram’s Son
Amri
Amrita
Amsanctus
Amuck
Amulet
Amundeville
Amyclæan Brothers (The)
Amyclæan Silence
Amyris plays the fool
Amys and Amylion
Anabaptists
Anabaptists

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