meekness

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meekness

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From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness.

noun meeknesses

  1. uncountable, usually The state or quality of being meek. But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.

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noun the state of being meek

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Русскийкротость krotostʹ

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@misc{meekness_2026,
  title = {meekness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meekness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}