What does midst mean?

Definitions for midst
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. midst, thicknoun

    the location of something surrounded by other things

    "in the midst of the crowd"

Wiktionary

  1. midstnoun

    A place (literal or metaphoric) in the middle of something.

  2. midstpreposition

    among, in the middle of

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Midst

    in the midst of; amidst

  4. Midstadverb

    in the middle

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of midst in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of midst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of midst in a Sentence

  1. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

    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

  2. Holly Irwin:

    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.

  3. Rob Bonta:

    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.

  4. Mitsuru Homma:

    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.

  5. Indira Gandhi:

    You must be still in the midst of activity, and be vibrantly alive in repose.

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