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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

2. (v. t.) To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

3. (n.) Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.

4. (n.) A discontented person; a malcontent.

Greek

1111. gogguzo -- to mutter, murmur
... Phonetic Spelling: (gong-good'-zo) Short Definition: I whisper, murmur, grumble
Definition: I whisper, murmur, grumble (generally of smoldering discontent). ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1111.htm - 7k

Library

The Divine Discontent. July 22.
... The Divine Discontent. July 22. I should like to make every one I meet
discontented with themselves; I should like to awaken in ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /the divine discontent july 22.htm

Wherfore Ionas was sore discontent and angre
... Wherfore Ionas was sore discontent and angre. Wherfore Ionas was sore
discontent and angre. And he prayed vn to the lorde and sayd ...
/.../the prophete ionas with an introduccion/wherfore ionas was sore discontent.htm

The Peace of God
... That is a question worth asking. For there is a discontent (as I have told
you ere now) which is noble, manful, heroic, and divine. ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxv the peace of.htm

Genesis xxvii. 38
... in the indulgences, or means of indulgence, given to you by your friends at home,
there may be sometimes, such a difference as to excite discontent or jealousy ...
/.../arnold/the christian life/lecture xviii genesis xxvii 38.htm

The Second Season
... Dost thou well to be discontent, when God has given thee the whole tree, with all
the clusters of comfort growing on it, because he suffers the wind to blow ...
//christianbookshelf.org/flavel/on keeping the heart/ii the second season.htm

The Origin of Evil
... Lucifer?". Leaving his place in the immediate presence of God, Lucifer went
forth to diffuse the spirit of discontent among the angels. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/the great controversy/chapter 29 the origin of.htm

The Origin of Evil.
... Lucifer?". Leaving his place in the immediate presence of God, Lucifer went
forth to diffuse the spirit of discontent among the angels. ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /29 the origin of evil.htm

Preface.
... In the Sixth Night arguments were drawn, from Nature, in proof of Immortality: here,
others are drawn from Man: from his Discontent, ver.29; from his Passions ...
//christianbookshelf.org/young/youngs night thoughts/preface.htm

The New Garment Bent
... In such an office he would be thrown among his kinsmen, and would at once gain
influence and learn to sympathise with their discontent, or, at any rate, to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the new garment bent.htm

Answer to Objections: He who Prays Prays not Alone
... But it is certain that he who thus prays, having previously cast aside all discontent
with Providence, will, if intent to mark the inworking of the Hearer, in ...
/.../origen/origen on prayer/chapter vi answer to objections .htm

Thesaurus

Discontent (1 Occurrence)
...Discontent (1 Occurrence). Ecclesiastes 11:10 Then remove discontent from thy heart,
and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity. (DBY) ...
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Grudge (11 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to
repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. 4. (vi) To feel compunction or grief. ...
/g/grudge.htm - 13k

Ephraim (168 Occurrences)
... The discontent came to a crisis by Rehoboam's refusal to grant certain
redresses that were demanded (1 Kings 12). Ephraim, Wood of. ...
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Korah (51 Occurrences)
... This gave rise to murmurings and discontent, while the Israelites were encamped
at Kadesh for the first time, which came to a head in a rebellion against Moses ...
/k/korah.htm - 44k

Noadiah (2 Occurrences)
... Being bribed by them, she tried to stir up discontent among the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, and so to embarrass Nehemiah in his great work of rebuilding the ...
/n/noadiah.htm - 8k

Grumble (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make
ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. ...
/g/grumble.htm - 10k

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)
... Betrayal: Yet, although by this craftiness Judas concealed for a time his true nature
from the rest of the disciples, and fomented any discontent that might ...
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Tryphon
... On the death of Balas (145 BC), Tryphon, taking advantage of the complaints of
discontent among the troops of Demetrius II (Nicator), set up the younger son of ...
/t/tryphon.htm - 9k

Envy (56 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's
excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a ...
/e/envy.htm - 28k

Easy (14 Occurrences)
... is easy. 3. (vt) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like;
not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind. 4. (vt) Free ...
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Bible Concordance

Discontent (1 Occurrence)

Ecclesiastes 11:10 Then remove discontent from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.
(DBY)

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Related Terms

Grudge (11 Occurrences)

Ephraim (168 Occurrences)

Korah (51 Occurrences)

Noadiah (2 Occurrences)

Grumble (13 Occurrences)

Iscariot (11 Occurrences)