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For a few thousand years, women had no history. Marriage was our calling, and meekness our virtue. Over the last century, in stuttering succession, we have gained a voice, a vote, a room, a playing field of our own. Decorously or defiantly, we now approach what surely qualifies as the final frontier.
Stacy Schiff

Meaning of "meekness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEEKNESS

meekness  [ˈmiːknɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEEKNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meekness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEEKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Meekness

Meekness is a possible attribute of human nature and behavior. It has been defined several ways: ▪ righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering; willing to follow gospel teachings; an attribute of a true disciple. ▪ The Christian Apostle Paul gave an example of meek behavior when writing to Timothy: "The servant of the Lord must be gentle, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose." ▪ A meek behavior is presented as being opposite to "the natural man": "Put off the natural man and become meek." ▪ Sir Thomas Browne explained: "Meekness takes injuries like pills, not chewing, but swallowing them down." This indicates that meekness allows a person to overlook or forgive perceived insults or offenses. ▪ "A disposition to be patient and long-suffering." ▪ Power under control - roughly equivalent in common usage to humility. Meekness is one of the Seven virtues in Christian tradition. Jesus of Nazareth preached, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth". Meek, a Greek derivative, also refers to a war horse that is bridled and ready for battle.

Definition of meekness in the English dictionary

The definition of meekness in the dictionary is the quality of being patient, long-suffering, or submissive. Other definition of meekness is the quality of being spineless or spiritless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEEKNESS


biuniqueness
ˌbaɪjuːˈniːknɪs
blackness
ˈblæknɪs
bleakness
ˈbliːknɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Greekness
ˈɡriːknɪs
homesickness
ˈhəʊmsɪknɪs
likeness
ˈlaɪknɪs
obliqueness
əˈbliːknɪs
pinkness
ˈpɪŋknɪs
quickness
ˈkwɪknɪs
seasickness
ˈsiːsɪknɪs
semi-darkness
ˌsemɪˈdɑːknɪs
sickness
ˈsɪknɪs
slackness
ˈslæknɪs
sleekness
ˈsliːknɪs
slickness
ˈslɪknɪs
starkness
ˈstɑːknɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
uniqueness
juːˈniːknɪs
weakness
ˈwiːknɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEEKNESS

mee
Meech Lake Accord
meed
meek
meeken
meekly
meemie
meerkat
meerschaum
Meerut
meet
meet and greet
meet halfway
meet someone on his own ground
meet-and-greet
meeter
meeting
meeting house
meeting place
meetly

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEEKNESS

African sleeping sickness
airsickness
altitude sickness
anti-motion-sickness
blankness
briskness
business
dankness
decompression sickness
frankness
heartsickness
lovesickness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pitch darkness
Prince of Darkness
radiation sickness
serum sickness
sleeping sickness
travel-sickness

Synonyms and antonyms of meekness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEEKNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meekness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meekness

Translation of «meekness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEEKNESS

Find out the translation of meekness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meekness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meekness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

温柔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mansedumbre
570 millions of speakers

English

meekness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नम्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوداعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кротость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mansidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নম্রতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douceur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemah lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sanftmut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

柔和
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

온유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedhih banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ôn hòa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नम्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uysallık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mansuetudine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łagodność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лагідність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blândețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πραότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagmoedigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meekness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saktmodighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meekness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEEKNESS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEEKNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meekness

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6 QUOTES WITH «MEEKNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word meekness.
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Vaclav Havel
The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.
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Monica Johnson
Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness.
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Richard Mentor Johnson
Let the professors of Christianity recommend their religion by deeds of benevolence - by Christian meekness - by lives of temperance and holiness.
4
Stacy Schiff
For a few thousand years, women had no history. Marriage was our calling, and meekness our virtue. Over the last century, in stuttering succession, we have gained a voice, a vote, a room, a playing field of our own. Decorously or defiantly, we now approach what surely qualifies as the final frontier.
5
Swami Sivananda
Humility is not cowardice. meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.
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John Strachan
The Saviour reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had left them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEEKNESS»

Discover the use of meekness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meekness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merciful Meekness: Becoming a Spiritually Integrated Person
Here is a clear, concise and judicious examination of the bedrock Christian moral principles of mercy and meekness that leads the author, a professor of philosophy, to affirm their essential integration if we are to become complete ...
Kerry Walters, 2004
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In Praise of Meekness: Essays on Ethnics and Politics
In this important volume, the leading political theorist and philosopher Norberto Bobbio confronts some of the most enduring moral questions of our time.
Norberto Bobbio, Teresa Chataway, 2000
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The Quest for Meekness and Quietness of Spirit
No message could be more practical or fitting for this age, when the world, more than ever, is too much with us. This is a deep and tender, altogether winsome plea.
Matthew Henry, 2008
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The pearl of meekness; or, Our little Belle, by Madeline Leslie
THE. PEAEL. OF. MEEKNESS. CHAPTER I. LITTLE BELLES MOTHER AM going to tell my readers about the flaxen - haired, violet -eyed Belle, daughter of poor Lizzie Eay, whose husband belonged to the Forty-second Highland regiment.
Harriet Newell Baker, 1869
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A Discourse on Meekness and Quietness of Spirit
Meekness and quietness seem to imply much the same thing, but as the latter has something of metaphor in it, it will illustrate the former, so we shall speak of them distinctly.
Matthew Henry, 2013
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Meekness: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry: ...
I do not think it at all needful to tell the world what it was which led me to the writing of this discourse concerning Meekness, the substance of which was preached several years ago ; nor am I concerned to apologize for the publication of it : if I ...
Matthew Henry, 1833
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Meekness: Claiming Your Inheritance
Meekness confronts the contemporary thinking that "meekness is weakness". Readers discover why biblical meekness requires unusual strength and results in eternal rewards. Part of The Beatitude Series.
Jim Plueddemann, 1993
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A Scripture Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians: ...
2 Cor. ix. 7. Give to the poor, not grudgingly. James v. 9. Grudge not one against another, lest ye be condemned. 1 Pet. iv. 9. Use hospitality one to another, without grudging. MEEKNESS XXX. The exercise of meekness required. Gal. vi. 1.
Hugh Gaston, John Hall, 1843
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Cyclopaedia Bibliographica: A Library Manual of Theological ...
59 5. 5. Farindon, Anthony. The nature and subject of meekness. Sermons, 3.43; — The objects of meekness. Ibid. 3. 448 — The neceflity of meekness. Did. 3. 463 — The neceflity and reward of meekness. Ibid. 3. 478 Littleton, Adam, d.d. Third ...
James Darling, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEEKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meekness is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Is The Book Of James About? A Bible Study
By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom” (James 3:13) for “the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
SNP's Stewart McDonald highlights the case of jailed Saudi blogger …
Addressing the wider human rights issue, he said: "We need to ask ourselves at what point do we start to look complicit by our own meekness, ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Obama rewarding oppression in Cuba
So far, aside from the limited scope of the so-called Magnitsky Act, this bluster and violence have been met with meekness and platitudes from Western and ... «KXLF Butte News, Jul 15»
4
Donald Trump and the Crime of Passionate Politics
Instead of correcting himself and apologizing, he doubles down, preferring the audacity of being wrong to the meekness of admitting error. «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
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Raise Your Children With Fear Of God, Mrs Ambode Urges Mothers
“It shows kindness and meekness on the part of her Excellency”, Bamidele said. He expressed appreciation on behalf of the management and ... «The News, Jul 15»
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The system is intolerable: the change we need is in our hands
... to think of those many bishops, priests and laity who preached and continue to preach the Good News of Jesus with courage and meekness, ... «The Ecologist, Jul 15»
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It's Time for Revolution, Not Rebelution
It is built on family, on community, on mutual subjection, on gentleness of spirit and meekness of heart (although meekness has nothing to do ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
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It's Time for 'Revolution,' Not 'Rebelution'
It is built on family, on community, on mutual subjection, on gentleness of spirit and meekness of heart (although meekness has nothing to do ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
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Better parenting
His teachings show the importance of being faithful to God, by expressing in our own thoughts and lives qualities such as meekness, ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
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Lisa Nicole Cloud Calls Out Married To Medicine Producers; Admits …
She thought the weakness was meekness. The one thing I said when I came onto this cast is, 'I'm intelligent, I'm articulate, and I'm rich. And no ... «Reality Tea, Jul 15»

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