Bible Dictionaries
Deafness
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
(2):
(n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of
BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deafness'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deafness.html. 1828.