Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Inferior
Webster's Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(1):
(a.) Situated below some other organ; - said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
(2):
(a.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer.
(3):
(a.) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus.
(4):
(n.) A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another.
(5):
(a.) On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior.
(6):
(a.) Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
(7):
(a.) Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
(8):
(a.) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Inferior'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/inferior.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Inferior'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/i/inferior.html. 1828.
