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Princeton's WordNet

  1. meekness, submissionnoun

    the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

  2. meekness, subduednessnoun

    a disposition to be patient and long suffering

Wiktionary

  1. meeknessnoun

    the quality of being meek

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Meeknessnoun

    Gentleness; mildness; softness of temper.

    Etymology: from meek.

    That pride and meekness mixt by equal part,
    Do both appear t’ adorn her beauty’s grace. Hubberd.

    You sign your place and calling, in full seeming,
    With meekness and humility; but your heart
    Is cramm’d with arrogancy, spleen and pride. William Shakespeare.

    When his late distemper attack’d him, he submitted to it with great meekness and resignation, as became a Christian. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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  1. meekness

    Meekness is a personal character trait characterized by modesty, humility, gentleness, and a willingness to yield to others. It often involves displaying patience, understanding, and kindness in the face of difficult situations or aggressive people, avoiding any form of harshness or violence. The term does not imply weakness, but rather a controlled strength and the ability to maintain peace and self-restraint.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Meeknessnoun

    the quality or state of being meek

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of meekness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of meekness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of meekness in a Sentence

  1. William Shakespeare:

    God bless thee and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty

  2. Jimmy Townsend:

    Marriage teaches you loyalty, forbearance, self-restraint, meekness, and a great many other things you wouldn't need if you had stayed single.

  3. William Shakespeare:

    God bless thee; and put meekness in thy mind, love, charity, obedience, and true duty!

  4. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

    The Filipino loves his country no less than the Spaniard does his, and although he is quieter, more peaceful and with more difficulty stirred up, once aroused he does not hesitate and for him the struggle means death to the finish. He has both the meekness and ferocity of the carabao. Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.

  5. 1 Timothy 611 Bible:

    But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

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