meekness

Noun
Synonyms: submissionsubduedness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the feeling of patient, submissive humblenessSynonyms: submission
  2. a disposition to be patient and long sufferingSynonyms: subduedness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

The Devil's Dictionary

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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