Meekness

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Meekness \Meek"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being meek.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  meekness
       n 1: the feeling of patient submissive humbleness [syn: {submission}]
       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_