SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as
distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other
faiths are based.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other
faiths are based.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan
tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - KORAN, n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been
written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a
wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - MONSIGNOR, n. A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of
our religion overlooked the advantages.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - POLYGAMY, n. A house of atonement, or expiatory chapel, fitted with
several stools of repentance, as distinguished from monogamy, which
has but one.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - IRRELIGION, n. The principal one of the great faiths of the world.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - HEBREW, n. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an
altogether superior creation.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion.
The chief temple is in the holy city of New York.... - MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a
state religion.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary... - Mythology, n.: The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin,
early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true
accounts which it invents later.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
