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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[imac]n[=a]h, fr.
     sh[=a]kan to inhabit.]
     The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when
     resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat,
     in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term
     used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by


     Christians. [Written also {Shechinah}.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib.
     Dict.)
     [1913 Webster]

















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