A fold was an enclosure made of stone and topped with thorn bushes where a flock of sheep was placed at night for protection against predators.
The term fold was somewhat bastardized and cooped by Christianity, where a flock was used as an analogy for a congregation. So to "join the fold" was to join the flock in it's protected place, the church. Where they would be protected not from predators but from the evil of temptation and free will.
The flock or congregation takes protected shelter in the "fold" which is analogous to the physical church itself.
Get involved with an established group of people
A sheep fold is a sheep pen, a place of safety. The phrase is to welcome someone back after they have been away.
"Bisect" is a word meaning two folds.
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Can you come with me? I would like it.
That's easy! Its a phrase.
A sheep fold is a sheep pen, a place of safety. The phrase is to welcome someone back after they have been away.
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
It simply means you join them and accept that whatever happens to them will also happen to you.
Fold with Friends would be a cute phrase.
The infinitive phrase is "to join the circus" (an adverbial phrase).
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
"To join the circus" is the infinitive phrase.
"Can I join you?" is the most correct phrase. "Could I join you?" is also acceptable but may sound slightly more formal.
A fold was an enclosure made of stone and topped with thorn bushes where a flock of sheep was placed at night for protection against predators. The term fold was somewhat bastardized and cooped by Christianity, where a flock was used as an analogy for a congregation. So to "join the fold" was to join the flock in it's protected place, the church. Where they would be protected not from predators but from the evil of temptation and free will. The flock or congregation takes protected shelter in the "fold" which is analogous to the physical church itself.
Nasolabial fold. The epicanthus is a fold at the eyelid.
A homonym of "fold" is "foul," which sounds the same but has a different meaning.
It is a Japanese word meaning fold paper - ori is 'fold' and gami is 'paper'