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Definition of Penmen
1. penman [n] - See also: penman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penmen
Literary usage of Penmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evidences of Progress Among Colored People by G. F. Richings (1905)
"FINE penmen. I DEVOTE an entire chapter to penmen, because I regard this art as
one of the special evidences of race progress. The delicacy of the work and ..."
2. A Theological Dictionary, Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms: A by Charles Buck (1829)
"... unless he were furnished with the words as well as the sentiments; and that
the penmen of the Scriptures did not always understand what they wrote, ..."
3. A Body of Divinity: Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are by Thomas Ridgley (1814)
"... may be taken from the character of the penmen of scripture; and here let them
be supposed to be either good men, or bad: if good men, then they could ..."
4. Bibliotheca Biblica: A Select List of Books on Sacred Literature; with by William Orme (1824)
"... and though his seal for the classical purity sacred penmen sometimes carries
him too far, he certain- ■ows considerable light on many of the peculiar ..."
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