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DELIGHT, n.
1. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind joy.
His delight is in the law of the Lord. Psalms 1 .
2. That which gives great pleasure that which affords delight.
Titus was the delight of human kind.
I was daily his delight. Proverbs 8 .
Delight is a more permanent pleasure than joy, and not dependent on sudden excitement.
DELIGHT,
1. To affect with great pleasure to please highly to give or afford high satisfaction or joy as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye harmony delights the ear the good conduct of children, and especially their piety, delights their parents.
I will delight myself in thy statutes. Psalms 119 .
2. To receive great pleasure in.
I delight to do thy will. Psalms 40:8 .
DELIGHT, To have or take great pleasure to be greatly pleased or rejoiced followed by in.
I delight in the law of God after the inward man. Romans 7 .
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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 'Delight'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/delight.html.
Entry for 'Delight'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/delight.html.
