cornerstone
The origin and history of cornerstone.
Etymology
From Middle English "corner ston"; the figurative sense echoes a well-known biblical image found in Psalms and repeated in the New Testament.
The origin and history of cornerstone.
From Middle English "corner ston"; the figurative sense echoes a well-known biblical image found in Psalms and repeated in the New Testament.
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