Associations to the word «Glebe»

Wiktionary

GLEBE, noun. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
GLEBE, noun. (historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.

Dictionary definition

GLEBE, noun. Plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche