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The role of Hermes or Mercury?
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messenger
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Messenger (foaled 1780) was an English Thoroughbred stallion bred by John Pratt and imported into the newly formed United States of America just after the American Revolution .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F. messager. See Message .] One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1200, messager , from Old French messagier "messenger, envoy, ambassador," from message (see message (n.)). With parasitic -n- inserted by c.1300 for no apparent reason except that people liked to say it that way (compare passenger , harbinger , scavenger ...
Usage examples of messenger.
But he is not ready to tell Botkin or Koss the wildest of his suspicions: the double helix somehow codes not only for its own messenger, but also for the elusive adaptor, the ribosome assembly line, and all the enzymes needed to recognize the adaptor, affix the amino acids, promote the growing chain, and trim the finished proteins.
In part of a Table booke he writ his mind to them at the Fort, what was intended, how they should follow that direction to affright the messengers, and without fayle send him such things as he writ for.
Ranging the continent literally from Georgia to Maine, with all his weaknesses and indiscretions, and with his incomparable eloquence, welcomed by every sect, yet refusing an exclusive allegiance to any, Whitefield exercised a true apostolate, bearing daily the care of all the churches, and becoming a messenger of mutual fellowship not only between the ends of the continent, but between the Christians of two hemispheres.
But, notwithstanding the diligence of the public messengers, a friend of Macrinus found means to apprise him of the approaching danger.
Chapter 2: When the inspector arrived late on Monday next, having sent a messenger to beg off the dinner appointment, his mistress met him in the foyer herself.
Knaggs the systems engineer, so the Doctor uses me as a messenger when Batty breaks down.
Lady Bellamy, you seem to be the chosen messenger of everything that is wretched.
To be truthful, since Frederick was employing me more and more as a confidential messenger in various situations, I wanted to create my little personal court, the Poet, Abdul, Boron, Kyot, and Rabbi Solomon.
Maintainer who brought us blankets whether there had been any unrest on Bottommost concerning the messenger of the Boundless.
I sent a messenger from Brassen Court but I only sketched in the details.
When Corra ni Brith brought the dusty messenger to the door, thev found Aislinn, the front of her gown stained with breast milk, her feet filthy with ashes, her face radiant with joy.
She expressed her conviction respecting the discretion and the faithfulness of the messenger, and she thought that she would remain devoted, because, being poor, our sequins were a little fortune for her.
IV Then messengers sped to the maltster, the auctioneer, miller, and all The seven sons of the farmer who housed in the range of his call.
Beryl has sent a messenger to tell you and her cousin Malystryx that this is a private quarrel and that there is no need for Malys to get involved.
He was about to give an order to have messengers standing by, ready to carry this news to Malys, who must certainly hear of this from him, when he heard more shouting in the hallway.