beholding

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beholding

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of behold

adjective more beholding · most beholding

obsolete Obsolete form of beholden I thank ye all. To you, my good lord mayor, And your good brethren, I am much beholding; I have received much honour by your presence, And ye shall find me thankful.

noun beholdings

The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation. a. 1847, Robert Traill, a sermon But this text and theme I am upon, relates to somewhat far higher and greater, than all the beholdings of his glory that ever any saint on earth received.

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@misc{beholding_2026,
  title = {beholding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beholding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}