Definitions for salt of the earth

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

salt′ of the earth′(n.)

  1. an individual or group considered to embody the noblest human qualities.

Origin of salt of the earth:

1350–1400; ME; after Matthew 5:13

Wiktionary

  1. salt of the earth(Noun)

    A most worthy person.

  2. salt of the earth(Noun)

    A decent, dependable, unpretentious person.

  3. Origin: From a calque translation of verse from New Testament Matthew V:13


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