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Eli

[ee-lahy]

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a Hebrew judge and priest.

  2. Also Elie a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “height.”



Eli

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. Old Testament the highest priest at Shiloh and teacher of Samuel (I Samuel 1–3)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Witnesses said four armed men arrived on motorcycles, stormed the village hall and opened fire on the mayor, Lilia Gema García Soto, and a local official who was in a meeting with her, Eli García Ramírez.

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“Pallywood 🤣,” delighted Eli David.

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Leaping from the USC campus to the top rung of the NFL draft a year ago, Williams aspired to be like John Elway and Eli Manning.

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Catapulting Eli down a new path is a deadly church robbery.

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After stealing the priest’s Bible and fabricating a letter to clear his name, Eli stands ominously over the dead body — an angelic glow bursting behind him.

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