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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley