Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	call_v	church_n	dedicate_v	1,670	5	10.6327	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42631	A description of the present state of Samos, Nicaria, Patmos, and Mount Athos by Joseph Georgirenes ... ; translated by one that knew the author in Constantinople.; Perigraphē tēs parousēs katastaseōs tēs Samou, Ikarias, Patmou, kai Athōnos. English	Geōrgarinēs, Iōsēph, 17th cent.; Denton, Henry, 1633?-1681.	1678 (1678)	Wing G536; ESTC R7929	42,183	134

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commodious_a havens_n to_o which_o it_o owe_v its_o be_v inhabit_v though_o not_o so_o well_o as_o in_o former_a time_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o many_o and_o great_a ruin_n in_o it_o this_o island_n be_v eminent_a for_o those_o wonderful_a revelation_n which_o the_o bless_a apostle_n and_o evangelist_n st._n john_n have_v in_o it_o during_o his_o banishment_n thither_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persecution_n under_o domitian_n the_o substance_n of_o what_o be_v relate_v in_o that_o life_n of_o st._n john_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o prochorus_n be_v general_o believe_v in_o patmos_n to_o this_o day_n and_o though_o the_o author_n may_v be_v of_o late_a year_n than_o prochorus_n the_o disciple_n of_o st._n john_n as_o the_o most_o judicious_a historian_n of_o late_a day_n do_v pronounce_v he_o to_o be_v yet_o that_o the_o whole_a content_n of_o that_o book_n shall_v be_v a_o mere_a fable_n and_o nothing_o but_o the_o product_n of_o the_o author_n invention_n and_o fancy_n 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