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Bitterness
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BIT'TERNESS, n. from bitter. A bitter taste or rather a quality in things which excites a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue.
1. In a figurative sense, extreme enmity, grudge, hatred or rather an excessive degree or implacableness of passions and emotions as the bitterness of anger. Ephesians 4
2. Sharpness severity of temper.
3. Keenness of reproach piquancy biting sarcasm.
4. Keen sorrow painful affliction vexation deep distress of mind.
Hannah was in bitterness of soul. 1 Samuel 1; Job 7
In the gall of bitterness, in a state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Acts 8
Root of bitterness, a dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Hebrews 12
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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 'Bitterness'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bitterness.html.
Entry for 'Bitterness'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/bitterness.html.
