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Contempt
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CONTEMPT, n. L. See Contemn.
1. The act of despising the act of viewing or considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless disdain hatred of what is mean or deemed vile. This word is one of the strongest expressions of a mean opinion which the language affords.
Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt of which is great.
2. The state of being despised whence in a scriptural sense, shame, disgrace.
Some shall awake to everlasting contempt. Daniel 7 .
3. In law, disobedience of the rules and orders of a court, which is a punishable offense.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Contempt'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contempt.html.
Entry for 'Contempt'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contempt.html.
