berean

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noun
  1. 1

    (Christianity) Someone who is meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.

  2. 2

    (historical) An inhabitant of the ancient city of Berea in what is now northern Greece.

  3. 3

    (historical) A member of an 18th-century Scottish Protestant sect who derived all knowledge of God from the Bible.

adjective
  1. 1

    (Christianity) Meticulous in the study of the Scriptures.