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Princeton's WordNet

  1. works, deedsnoun

    performance of moral or religious acts

    "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"

GCIDE

  1. deedsnoun

    performance of moral or religious acts; salvation is not by deeds, but by faith; to do good deeds.

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  1. deeds

    Deeds are actions or activities performed intentionally or consciously, often with a specific purpose. They can be legally binding documents that prove ownership of property or assets, or they can also refer to acts of kindness, good or bad actions, or achievements.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DEEDS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Deeds is ranked #11081 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Deeds surname appeared 2,864 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Deeds.

    90.1% or 2,582 total occurrences were White.
    4.7% or 135 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 45 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.2% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of deeds in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of deeds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deeds in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Lockley:

    Yasuke really comes to the fore because he served Nobunaga Oda. We have sources on his life, name, deeds and character, others like him weren't that well documented, we can't bring a picture of their lives.

  2. Gordon Chang:

    North Korea is never up to any good, the new facilities, whatever their purpose, will be used for evil deeds, mischief, or troublemaking of some sort.

  3. Buddha:

    Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

  4. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

    Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.

  5. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

    We have recently seen the Japanese side repeatedly expressing its hope of improving the bilateral relationship. You have also shown your willingness to take the first step. If you come with sincerity, we welcome you, as the Chinese saying goes, we should make a judgment based on not only what people say but also what they do. I am ready to listen to your opinion about how to improve China-Japan relations, and I am also going to see whether the Japanese side will match its words with deeds.

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