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Definition of Burning bush
1. Noun. (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses.
2. Noun. Deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
Group relationships: Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
3. Noun. Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
4. Noun. Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn.
Group relationships: Bassia, Genus Bassia, Genus Kochia, Kochia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burning Bush
Literary usage of Burning bush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1911)
"At the Sign of the burning bush, by M. Little, is a volume which presents itself
most appropriately, as an effective contrast to the one we have just been ..."
2. The Promised Land by Mary Antin (1912)
"CHAPTER XVIII THE burning bush JUST when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the
error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote ..."
3. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"... and the plum-coloured twigs and yellow leaves contribute to make this indeed
a burning bush, that glows brighter as the advancing winter opens all the ..."
4. Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield by John Gillies, George Whitefield (1839)
"THE burning bush. EXODUS, iii. 2, 3. And he looked, and behold the bush burned
with fire, and the bush teas not consumed ; and Moses said, I will now turn ..."
5. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1843)
"3. see this great sight, said Moses, when he saw the burning bush: It is good
for us to be here, said St. Peter, when he Mat.xvii.4. saw our Saviour ..."
6. The Christian Science Journal by Mary Baker Eddy (1911)
"THE burning bush RICHARD P. VERRALL THE remarkable experiences through which
Moses passed from the time that he was discovered as a baby, ..."
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