From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Yea \Yea\ (y[=a] or y[=e]; 277), adverb [OE. ye, ya, [yogh]e, [yogh]a, AS. ge['a]; akin to OFries. g[=e], i[=e], OS., D., OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, j[=a], Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. "h^ truly, verily. [root]188. Cf. {Yes}.]
1. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See {Yes}.
Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. --Matt. v. 37.
2. More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. {Nay}, adverb, 2.
I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. --Phil. i. 18.
Note: Yea sometimes introduces a clause, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly. ''Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?'' --Gen. iii. 1.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Yea \Yea\, noun An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays.
Note: In the Scriptures, yea is used as a sign of certainty or stability. ''All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen.'' --2 Cor. i. 20.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an affirmative; "The yeas have it" [ant: {nay}]
adverb
1: not only so, but; "I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice" [syn: {yeah}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
114 Moby Thesaurus words for "yea": Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, a fortiori, above all, acceptance, additionally, adherence, admiration, affirmative, affirmative attitude, affirmativeness, agreed, all right, all the more, along, amen, approbation, approval, as well, aye, ballot, besides, blessing, canvass, canvassing, casting vote, chiefly, countenance, counting heads, cumulative voting, deciding vote, division, dominantly, endorsement, enfranchisement, especially, esteem, even, ever so, fagot vote, favor, favorable vote, first of all, franchise, graveyard vote, hand vote, in chief, in the main, indeed, likewise, list system, mainly, more, more than ever, moreover, mostly, nay, never so, no, no end, nod, nod of assent, nontransferable vote, particularly, peculiarly, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plumper, plural vote, poll, polling, predominantly, preferential voting, primarily, principally, proportional representation, proxy, record vote, referendum, representation, respect, right to vote, rising vote, sanction, say, seal of approval, secret ballot, show of hands, single vote, snap vote, stamp of approval, still more, straw vote, suffrage, thumbs-up, too, transferable vote, truly, verily, viva voce, voice, voice vote, vote, voting, voting right, write-in, write-in vote, yea vote, yea-saying, yeas and nays, yep, yes, yet
Define.com is a registered nonprofit corporation dedicated solely to the global public interest and the advancement of humanity. It belongs to all of us who have a desire to promote electronic democracy, science, creativity, imagination, reason, critical thinking, peace, race and gender equality, civil rights, equal access to education, personal liberty, free speech, animal rights, compassionate and nonviolent parenting, social and economic justice, global monetary reform, Secular Humanism, cognitive liberty and a permanent cessation of The War on Drugs.
Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
0