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meekness

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meek

[meek]
adjective, -er, -est.
1.
humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
2.
overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
3.
Obsolete. gentle; kind.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek

meek·ly, adverb
meek·ness, noun
o·ver·meek, adjective
o·ver·meek·ly, adverb
o·ver·meek·ness, noun


1. forbearing; yielding; unassuming; pacific, calm, soft. See gentle.

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meek (miːk)
 
adj
1.  patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble
2.  spineless or spiritless; compliant
3.  an obsolete word for gentle
 
[C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften]
 
'meekly
 
adv
 
'meekness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

meek
c.1200, "gentle, courteous, kind," from O.N. mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from P.Gmc. *meukaz (cf. Goth. muka-modei "humility," Du. muik "soft"), of uncertain origin. Use to translate L. mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
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Meekness definition


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).

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