meekness

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a disposition to be patient and long suffering [n] the feeling of patient submissive humbleness

	Synonyms:	submission

	See Also:	humbleness, humbleness, humility, humility, spinelessness

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Meek"ness\, n. The quality or state of being meek.

Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	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).