From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Meekness \Meek"ness\, noun The quality or state of being meek.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the feeling of patient submissive humbleness [syn: {submission}]
2: a disposition to be patient and long suffering
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MEEKNESS, noun Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
M is for Moses, Who slew the Egyptian. As sweet as a rose is The meekness of Moses. No monument shows his Post-mortem inscription, But M is for Moses Who slew the Egyptian. _The Biographical Alphabet_
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Meekness a calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matt. 5:5; Isa. 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Col. 3:12; 1 Tim. 6:11; Zeph. 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matt. 11:29), Abraham (Gen. 13; 16:5, 6) Moses (Num. 12:3), David (Zech. 12:8; 2 Sam. 16:10, 12), and Paul (1 Cor. 9:19).
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