(compare Old English smūgan 'to slide, slip', Welsh mwyth 'soft, weak', Latinemungere'to blow one's nose', Tocharian Amuk'to let go, give up', Lithuanianmùkti'to slip away from', Old Church Slavonic mŭčati 'to chase', Ancient Greek myssesthai 'to blow the nose', Sanskrit...
Etymology Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft First Known Use 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Time Traveler The first known use of meek was in the 12th century See more words from the same century Rhymes...
The meaning of MEEK is enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild. How to use meek in a sentence.
(in the Greek,shall inherit)the land,” is commonly understood after St. Jerome of the land of the living, viz. heaven, “credo videre bona Domini in terra viventium.” They shall possess the new heavens and the new earth. Indeed, in all these beatitudes, the rewards held out by our ...
andGreek.TheHebrewwordthatistranslated“meek,”reallymeans,“tobemolded.”PsalmThirty-Sevenalsosays,“Fretnotthyselfbecauseoftheevil-doer,donotbeenviousoftheprosperityofthewicked…”Instead:“Committhywayuntothelord.”Inotherwords,letyourselfbecomeputtyinGod’shands.BemoldedbyGodwhocreatedyouandisnotthrough...
The meaning of SMEEK is to clean, cure, dry, drive out, or fumigate by means of smoke or fumes.
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12th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1 Time Traveler The first known use ofmeekwas in the 12th century See more words from the same century Rhymes formeek beak beek bleak cheek chic clique creak creek eke freak geek greek See All Rhymes formeek ...
The meaning of SMEEK is to clean, cure, dry, drive out, or fumigate by means of smoke or fumes.
The meaning of MEEK is enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild. How to use meek in a sentence.