plural in form but singular in construction
: a book in the New Testament narrating the beginnings of the Christian church
called also Acts of the Apostles
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One biblical mention of purple dye occurs in Acts 16:14, which describes a female merchant.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
This law was passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, a suite of highly partisan statutes designed to target immigrants under the guise of national security.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts, is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
This law was passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, a suite of highly partisan statutes designed to target immigrants under the guise of national security.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
His current exhibition, A Riot In Three Acts, is currently on tour and features a new suite of music for string quartet, A Requiem for the Dispossessed, and performed by the Manchester Camerata.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for Acts
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“Acts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acts. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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