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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness;
[syn: meekness, submission]

2. a disposition to be patient and long suffering;
[syn: meekness, subduedness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meekness \Meek"ness\, n. The quality or state of being meek. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

meekness n 1: the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness [syn: meekness, submission] 2: a disposition to be patient and long suffering [syn: meekness, subduedness]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Meekness a calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matt. 5:5; Isa. 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Col. 3:12; 1 Tim. 6:11; Zeph. 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matt. 11:29), Abraham (Gen. 13; 16:5, 6) Moses (Num. 12:3), David (Zech. 12:8; 2 Sam. 16:10, 12), and Paul (1 Cor. 9:19).
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

MEEKNESS, n. Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. M is for Moses, Who slew the Egyptian. As sweet as a rose is The meekness of Moses. No monument shows his Post-mortem inscription, But M is for Moses Who slew the Egyptian. _The Biographical Alphabet_