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# ablaze

adjective (ablaze — after a verb)

«ablaze» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ablaze means burning strongly, on fire: «The barn was ablaze.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#m1)
2. Ablaze with light or colour means shining very brightly: «The sky was ablaze with fireworks.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#m2)
3. Ablaze with a feeling means full of strong feeling: «eyes ablaze with anger». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#m3)

### In the lessons

In news and stories, «ablaze» describes fires (a house, a forest, a ship) and tells the reader of danger; in fire safety lessons, if a building is ablaze, get out, stay out and call the fire brigade. In descriptive writing, a garden «ablaze with colour» or a city «ablaze with lights» is beautiful. Phrases: «set ablaze», «ablaze with».

### Examples

- The old barn was ablaze by the time the firefighters arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x1)
- Lightning set the forest ablaze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x2)
- The sky was ablaze with fireworks on Bonfire Night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x3)
- In autumn the trees are ablaze with red and gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x4)
- Her eyes were ablaze with excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x5)
- The city was ablaze with Christmas lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x6)
- The whole firmament was ablaze with the northern lights, and yet the darkness triumphed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/#x7)

### Note

Usually after a verb: «the house was ablaze», not «an ablaze house». Say «a-BLAZE». Fire safety: never go back into a burning building.

## In Jewish tradition

In Deuteronomy God's anger is pictured as a fire that sets even the foundations of the mountains ablaze.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this fire as a strong picture of the punishment that would follow if Israel turned away from God.

### Examples

- For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains. (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ablaze/#x1)
- As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze; (Writings PSA.83.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ablaze/#x2)
- Unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath set ablaze all the trees of the field. (Prophets JOL.1.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ablaze/#x3)

### Note

Usually after a verb: «the house was ablaze», not «an ablaze house». Say «a-BLAZE». Fire safety: never go back into a burning building.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ablaze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ablaze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ablaze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ablaze.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ablaze» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ablaze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ablaze» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ablaze.html) on Mova free.