instead

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1. 1.Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab. 2 Sam. xvii.
2. 2.2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.] This very consideration to a wise man is instead of a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing was believed. Tillotson.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab. 2 Sam. xvii called?
• What is 2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.] This very consideration to a wise man is instead of a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing was believed. Tillotson called?