Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language

  Joyce Voysey

Mary Baker Eddy did not have many reference books, but she did have Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language.  And what a reference book it is.  We are privileged that it has been reprinted and available for our study.  I have a note in mine that says the original printing was 2,500 copies in the U.S., and 3,000 copies in England.

I found this on the book’s website http://www.1828-dictionary.com/ : 

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in  which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.. .No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government  intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. - Preface

 

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In celebration of Noah Webster's Birthday (October 16, 2009), we have prepared an updated  website. Please update your bookmarks: http://www.1828-dictionary.com/
1828 edition of Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. This master linguist understood the power of words, their definitions, and the need for precise word usage in communication to maintain independence. Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies. No other dictionary compares with the Webster's 1828 dictionary. The English language has changed again and again and in many instances has become corrupt. The American Dictionary of the English Language is based upon God's written word, for Noah Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies. From American History to literature, from science to the Word of God, this dictionary is a necessity. For homeschoolers as well as avid Bible students it is easy, fast, and sophisticated. Word of the Day Comparison principle 1828 Webster 1913 Webster Webster considered "education useless without the Bible." And as a result he utilized God's written word as a key to the meaning of words. This is the reason the Webster 1828 is one of the most important reprint of the twentieth century, the essential tool of education for Christians. Compare definitions of such words as education, marriage, truth, and many more. Compare a few of these definitions..., you will be amazed to discover the secularization of our modern English language. Two Dictionaries. Two Definitions. Which Dictionary is on Your Shelf? Search, Browse, and Study this dictionary to learn the language of the early American, Christian language.