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131Philo of Alexandria — Philo Judæus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philo Judæus Born about 25 B.C.. His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most powerful of the populous Jewish colony of Alexandria. His brother Alexander Lysimachus was steward to… …
132bait — {{11}}bait (n.) food put on a hook or trap to lure prey, c.1300, from O.N. beita food, related to O.N. beit pasture, O.E. bat food, lit. to cause to bite (see BAIT (Cf. bait) (v.)). Figurative sense anything used as a lure is from c.1400. The… …
