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Thompson Chain Reference
• Athletics, Race
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Sing, O Ye Faithful, Sing Two Athlete Brothers
• Christian Athlete
• Athlete, Christian
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• ἀθλέω

(1):

(n.) Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.

(2):

(n.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

(3):

(n.) One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.