first fruits

Noun

Meaning

The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering

The first profits from an undertaking

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

libation oblation firstling

Examples

Also known as the Festival of Bikurim, or first fruits, it coincided in biblical times with the wheat harvest. Source: Internet

Education Apuleius informs us that Speusippus praised Plato's quickness of mind and modesty as a boy, and the "first fruits of his youth infused with hard work and love of study". Source: Internet

Incwala is often translated in English as 'first fruits ceremony', but the King's tasting of the new harvest is only one aspect among many in this long pageant. Source: Internet

He said with the help of the international community, such as the Bretton Woods institutions and China, the DRC had started seeing the first fruits of the economic and financial efforts of the government. Source: Internet

They were the first fruits of the union felt by many Emiratis. Source: Internet

The barley had to be "eared out" (ripe) in order to have a wave-sheaf offering of the first fruits according to the Law. citation This also presupposes that the cycle is based on the northern hemisphere seasons. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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