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Definitions for midst
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Princeton's WordNet
midst, thicknoun
the location of something surrounded by other things
"in the midst of the crowd"
Wiktionary
midstnoun
A place (literal or metaphoric) in the middle of something.
midstpreposition
among, in the middle of
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Midstadjective
Midmost; being in the middle.
Etymology: contracted from middest, the superlative of mid.
On earth join all ye creatures to extol
Him first, Him last, Him midst, and without end. John Milton.In the Slighted Maid, there is nothing in the first act but what might have been said or done in the fifth; nor any thing in the midst which might not have been placed in the beginning. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
Midstnoun
Middle.
All is well when nothing pleases but God, being thankful in the midst of his afflictions. Jeremy Taylor, Guide to Devotion.
Arise, ye subtle spirits, that can spy
When love is enter’d in a female’s eye;
You that can read it in the midst of doubt,
And in the midst of frowns can find it out. Dryden.
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midst
Midst generally refers to the middle point or part of something. It can also be defined as the position of being among or surrounded by something.
Webster Dictionary
Midstnoun
the interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest
Midstnoun
hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs
Midst
in the midst of; amidst
Midstadverb
in the middle
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Midst
midst, n. the middle.—adv. in the middle.—prep. amidst. [From the M. E. phrase in middle-s, in the midst, with excrescent t (cf. whil-s-t).]
Editors Contribution
midstnoun
My pure gold streets. 1.) Miles intersecting divined military intelligence estimated in weight. 2.) A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the Earth's surface limiting visibility, but to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1.5 miles.
God's throne is untouchable in the midst of the surface.
Etymology: Spirit realm
Submitted by Tony_Elyon on February 29, 2024
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of midst in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of midst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of midst in a Sentence
For if that last day does not occasion an entire extinction, but a change of abode only, what can be more desirable And if it, on the other hand, destroys and absolutely puts an end to us, what can be preferable to having a deep sleep fall on us in the midst of the fatigues of life and, being thus overtaken, to sleep to eternity
Greenstone Management Partners is going to make millions at the expense of what Greenstone Management Partners’s going to do to our communities in the future and the precedence it’s going to set, we are in the midst of an extreme drought, our communities need Colorado River water. At some point, the state has a responsibility to protect the people that are here and to protect Colorado River water and not cater to those that are buying property for the water rights to make millions off of Colorado River water to benefit metropolitan areas.
Make no mistake : We're in the midst of an unprecedented wave of bigotry and discrimination in this country, and the state of California is not going to support it.
We're currently in the midst of various restructuring measures. We don't have the capacity to consider such a move, and we haven't been asked to do so by our major shareholder either, i think there might be reasons such discussions haven't come my way. But when such talks come, it will probably come suddenly.
You must be still in the midst of activity, and be vibrantly alive in repose.
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