Meaning of Pisgah | Babel Free
Definitions
- A glimpse of a distant sight; an overview of a situation; a position that affords a view.
- The name of a mountain in the Bible. Usually refers to biblical Mount Pisgah or Mount Nebo.
- Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, United States.
- A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, Georgia.
- A city in Harrison County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Woodford County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Navarro County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
- Willoughby State Forest in Vermont, United States.
- Former name of Killington Peak, Vermont, United States.
Examples
“Although the development of this work⟳, complex and compelling in its own⟳ right, lies beyond the scope of the present⟳ study⟳, a “Pisgah view⟳” of Billy Budd[…] discloses its presentation, among many other things, of a sharply drawn retrospective allegory of Melville’s rhetorical career.”
“—With swimming glance⟳, Like⟳ him who erst from Pisgah's cliff descried The unenter'd land⟳ of promise⟳,—he survey'd That emerald shore where slept in hallow'd graves His ancestors, where rose in beauteous strength The city of his joy,—”
“On Pisgah, Moses surveyed the whole land⟳ of Canaan, and although he was advantaged by the height of the place⟳ and the clearness of his eyes,[…] yet much of miracle must needs be admitted in so plain and far discovery.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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