chastisement

  • 51chastening — noun a rebuke for making a mistake • Syn: ↑correction, ↑chastisement • Derivationally related forms: ↑chastise (for: ↑chastisement) • Hypernyms: ↑rebuke, ↑ …

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  • 52JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …

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  • 53Animadversion — An i*mad*ver sion, n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See {Animadvert}.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The soul is the sole percipient which hath… …

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  • 54apparitor — Beadle Bea dle, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b[ u]ttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. {Bid}, v.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court;… …

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  • 55Awe — ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear, Gr. a chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail. [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.] 1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or… …

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  • 56Beadle — Bea dle, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b[ u]ttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. {Bid}, v.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a… …

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  • 57Beating — Beat ing, n. 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. [1913 Webster] 2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart. [1913 Webster] 3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See {Beat}, n. [1913 Webster] 4 …

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  • 58Black rod — Rod Rod, n. [The same word as rood. See {Rood}.] 1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: (a) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively,… …

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  • 59Castigation — Cas ti*ga tion, n. [L. catigatio.] [1913 Webster] 1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. [1913 Webster] The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 60Chastisable — Chas*tis a*ble, a. Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. Sherwood. [1913 Webster] …

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