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prodigal son |
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prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome. prodigal son squanders share of money in reckless living. [N.T.: Luke 15:13] See : Dissipation prodigal son received with open arms by loving father. [N.T.: Luke 15:20–21] See : Forgiveness |
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| Have you never thought of marrying your prodigal son Anatole? Maggie actually forgot that she had any special cause of sadness this morning, as she stood on a chair to look at a remarkable series of pictures representing the Prodigal Son in the costume of Sir Charles Grandison, except that, as might have been expected from his defective moral character, he had not, like that accomplished hero, the taste and strength of mind to dispense with a wig. Leaving the ground with the air of a father mourning over some prodigal son, he encountered Mr Jacob Dodson, of Manchester. |
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