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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Meekness  \Meek"ness\,  n. 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  meek. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  meekness 
  n  1:  the  feeling  of  patient  submissive  humbleness 
  2:  a  disposition  to  be  patient  and  long  suffering 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Meekness 
  a  calm  temper  of  mind,  not  easily  provoked  (James  3:13). 
  Peculiar  promises  are  made  to  the  meek  (Matt.  5:5;  Isa.  66:2). 
  The  cultivation  of  this  spirit  is  enjoined  (Col.  3:12;  1  Tim. 
  6:11;  Zeph.  2:3),  and  is  exemplified  in  Christ  (Matt.  11:29), 
  Abraham  (Gen.  13;  16:5,  6)  Moses  (Num.  12:3),  David  (Zech.  12:8; 
  2  Sam.  16:10,  12),  and  Paul  (1  Cor.  9:19). 
 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  MEEKNESS,  n.  Uncommon  patience  in  planning  a  revenge  that  is  worth 
  while 
 
  M  is  for  Moses, 
  Who  slew  the  Egyptian. 
  As  sweet  as  a  rose  is 
  The  meekness  of  Moses. 
  No  monument  shows  his 
  Post-mortem  inscription, 
  But  M  is  for  Moses 
  Who  slew  the  Egyptian. 
  _The  Biographical  Alphabet_ 
 




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