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meekness |
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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