U'RIM, noun [Heb.] The urim and Thummim, among the Israelites, signify lights and perfections. These were a kind of ornament belonging to the habit of the high priest, in virtue of which he gave oracular answers to the people; but what they were has not been satisfactorily ascertained.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.