summer fallow

to summer-fallow

present participle of mince words

A teaching among Pentecostal and charismatic Christians that good health and long life are promised to those who follow God's will. By extension, those who die early have wronged God in some way.

A Calvinist value emphasizing the necessity of constant labor in a person's calling as a sign of personal salvation.

Synonym of Protestant work ethic

To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.

Alternative spelling of creditworthy

Fit for service at sea.

(medicine, forensics) A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.