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meek definition

meek (mēk)

adjective

  1. patient and mild; not inclined to anger or resentment
  2. too submissive; easily imposed on; spineless; spiritless
  3. Obsolete gentle or kind

Etymology: ME meke (earlier meoc) < ON miukr, pliant, gentle < IE base *meug-, *meuk-, to slip, slippery, slimy > muck, L mucus, Gr myxa

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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You can't be serious! Spineless?...there are apparently ancient
references calling a "meek steed" a very desirable one for battle...a meek steed was a term given to a steed well-trained and willing to march head on into the heat of battle and obey his master without turning away...also Jesus Christ called himself meek...was He meek? An extensive study of His life would say otherwise...

Posted by Dale P. Winter Haven, Fl 78 days ago.

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