What does wrath mean?
Definitions for wrath
ræθ, rɑθ; esp. Brit. rɔθwrath
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Princeton's WordNet
wrath(noun)
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
wrath, anger, ire, ira(noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Wiktionary
wrath(Noun)
Great anger.
Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.
Etymology: From wraththe, wreththe, from wræþþu, wræþþo, from wraiþiþō, equivalent to . Compare wreedte, vrede, vrede, reiði. More at wroth.
wrath(Noun)
Punishment.
Etymology: From wraththe, wreththe, from wræþþu, wræþþo, from wraiþiþō, equivalent to . Compare wreedte, vrede, vrede, reiði. More at wroth.
wrath(Adjective)
Wrathful; very angry.
Etymology: From wraththe, wreththe, from wræþþu, wræþþo, from wraiþiþō, equivalent to . Compare wreedte, vrede, vrede, reiði. More at wroth.
Webster Dictionary
Wrath(adj)
violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire
Wrath(adj)
the effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime
Wrath(adj)
see Wroth
Wrath(verb)
to anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally
Freebase
Wrath
The Wrath is the name of two fictional comic book supervillains published by DC Comics. The original Wrath debuted in Batman Special #1, and was created by Mike W. Barr and Michael Golden. The second Wrath debuted in Batman Confidential #13, and was created by Tony Bedard and Rags Morales.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wrath
räth, n. violent anger: holy indignation: heat.—adj. violently angry.—adj. Wrath′ful, full of wrath: very angry: springing from, or expressing, wrath.—adv. Wrath′fully.—n. Wrath′fulness.—adv. Wrath′ily.—adjs. Wrath′less; Wrath′y, apt to wrath. [Old Northumbrian wrǽððo—A.S. wráð, adj. wroth; Ice. reithi.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wrath in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wrath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of wrath in a Sentence
I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave, and if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word. So when that day came, she issued an edict : No more marriage licenses would be issued in Rowan County. It was a decision that would bring down the wrath of militant LGBT activists and their supporters.
Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.
Never reveal your wounds. They will all believe your weaker. They will take advantage of you. When they see how scarred you are. Then you will have no choice. But to fight. And then they will feel the wrath of a warrior.
William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 5 scene 4:
Come not within the measure of my wrath.
In battling evil, excess is good for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of the people's wrath.
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- غيظArabic
- гнявBulgarian
- hněvCzech
- vredeDanish
- Wut, ZornGerman
- οργήGreek
- cólera, iraSpanish
- viha, raivoFinnish
- fureur, colère, courroux, ireFrench
- grimeWestern Frisian
- corraichScottish Gaelic
- कोपHindi
- dühHungarian
- murkaIndonesian
- furore, collera, iraItalian
- זעםHebrew
- 激怒, 憤怒Japanese
- កំហឹងខ្លាំងKhmer
- ಕ್ರೋಧKannada
- 성Korean
- xezeb, gerûşe, xişm, kerb, hêrs, kîn, qînKurdish
- iraLatin
- rūstybė, kerštasLithuanian
- dusmas, atriebībaLatvian
- nganaMāori
- гнев, бесMacedonian
- kemurkaan, kemarahanMalay
- gramschap, woede, toornDutch
- vrede, sinneNorwegian
- gniewPolish
- ira, cóleraPortuguese
- răzbunare, mânie, furie, urgieRomanian
- гневRussian
- срџба, срдитост, гневSerbo-Croatian
- vredeSwedish
- ความกริ้วThai
- gazap, hiddetTurkish
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