Synonyms:
Set, Seth
Meaning: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Synonyms:
Seth
Meaning: (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
Usage examples
"Supper's ready, Seth.
"I thought--I used to think--I had it in my mind you would marry Seth Richmond.
"Nay, nay, lad," said Seth, "thy honour's our honour; and if thee get'st respect, thee'st won it by thy own deserts.
"Shut up, Seth," said Mrs. Leffingwell, genially, "you'll make the young stranger think you're plum' foolish, which won't be wide of the mark either."
Hence by the sons of God are to be understood the sons of Seth, who were good; while by the daughters of men the Scripture designates those who sprang from the race of Cain.
At the end of the lunch Seth Bullock suddenly reached forward, swept aside a mass of flowers which made a centerpiece on the table, and revealed a bronze cougar by Proctor, which was a parting gift to me.
They have had their share of accidents and escapes; as I write, word comes from a far-off land that one of them, whom Seth Bullock used to call "Kim" because he was the friend of all mankind, while bossing a dangerous but necessary steel structural job has had two ribs and two back teeth broken, and is back at work.