the eternal tables
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
In Mohammedan legend, a white pearl extending from east to west, and from heaven to earth, on which God has recorded every event, past, present, and to come.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the eternal tables” mean?
In Mohammedan legend, a white pearl extending from east to west, and from heaven to earth, on which God has recorded every event, past, present, and to come.
Is “the eternal tables” formal or informal?
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