Bible Dictionary: Degrading

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Degrade.

Greek

819. atimia -- dishonor
... See 820 (). Word Origin from atimos Definition dishonor NASB Word Usage
common use (1), degrading (1), dishonor (4), shame (1). ...
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Library

April the Fifteenth Degrading Holy Things
... APRIL The Fifteenth DEGRADING HOLY THINGS. 1 SAMUEL vi.1-15. I must remember
that a holy thing can be the minister of a plague. Things ...
/.../april the fifteenth degrading holy.htm

He that Overcometh.
... strive to keep near to God in the spirit, and you will have no dealings with the
devil and his works, and you will resist all the degrading solicitations of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/percival/sermons at rugby/xx he that overcometh.htm

Prayer.
... and more unfashionable; and is likely, to judge from the signs of the times, to
become more unfashionable still: after which reign of degrading ungodliness, I ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon iv prayer.htm

False Teachings of the Apostasy.
... the generality of proud-hearted sectarians. They look upon these ordinances
as being degrading to morality. They call it an "act ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter iii false teachings of.htm

Political Religion
... about.'. II. Another lesson taught here is the sin of degrading religion
to be a mere instrument for securing personal ends. Jeroboam ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/political religion.htm

Aims of the Papacy.
... He who kneels before fallen man, and opens in confession the secret thoughts and
imaginations of his heart, is debasing his manhood, and degrading every noble ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /35 aims of the papacy.htm

Liberty of Conscience Threatened
... He who kneels before fallen man, and opens in confession the secret thoughts and
imaginations of his heart, is debasing his manhood and degrading every noble ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 35 liberty of conscience.htm

Conclusion
... of eloquence, he can continue too long in the exercise of so noble an employment;
but because it is fitting that he should guard against degrading his character ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kleiser/the training of a public speaker/conclusion.htm

Pride of Prosperity
... These women were numbered by hundreds. Their religion was idol worship, and
they had been taught to practice cruel and degrading rites. ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 3 pride of prosperity.htm

Let us Now Examine the Conditions under which a Revelation May be ...
... This may tend to throw some light upon what are called anthropomorphic ideas of
God. These have sometimes been spoken of as inadequate, and degrading. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/jerram/thoughts on a revelation/section 2 let us now.htm

Thesaurus

Degrading (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Degrade. Multi-Version
Concordance Degrading (3 Occurrences). Romans 1:24 Therefore ...
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Degree (19 Occurrences)

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Gods (310 Occurrences)
... Their service was perhaps the most immoral and degrading of all. ... The results
of this degrading worship are shown in the verse following. ...
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Vice (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the
indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect ...
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Noble (61 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low,
mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action ...
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Indignant (22 Occurrences)
... wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy
or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation. ...
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Degraded (3 Occurrences)

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Deborah (10 Occurrences)
... (2.) A prophetess, "wife" (woman?) of Lapidoth. Jabin, the king of Hazor,
had for twenty years held Israel in degrading subjection. ...
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Philistines (224 Occurrences)
... They sometimes held the tribes, especially the southern tribes, in degrading servitude
(Judges 15:11; 1 Samuel 13:19-22); at other times they were defeated ...
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Cringe (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend or crouch with
base humility; to wince; hence; to make court in a degrading manner; to fawn ...
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Bible Concordance

Degrading (3 Occurrences)

Romans 1:24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,
(See NIV)

Romans 1:26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
(See NAS)

1 Corinthians 11:14 Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Degrading

Related Terms

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Gods (310 Occurrences)

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Degraded (3 Occurrences)

Deborah (10 Occurrences)

Philistines (224 Occurrences)