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What is the majestic plural, and how is it used in the Bible?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
The majestic plural, also called the royal plural, is the use of a plural word (such as the pronoun we or us) to refer to a single person. As a type of nosism, the majestic plural emphasizes someth...

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