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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.

2. (n.) Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.

Greek

127. aidos -- a sense of shame
... a sense of shame. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aidos Phonetic
Spelling: (ahee-doce') Short Definition: shame, modesty Definition: shame ...
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5012. tapeinophrosune -- lowliness of mind, humility
... Feminine Transliteration: tapeinophrosune Phonetic Spelling: (tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-
nay) Short Definition: humility Definition: humility, lowliness of mind, modesty ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6038. anavah -- humility
... gentleness, humility, meekness. From anav; condescension, human and subjective
(modesty), or divine and objective (clemency) -- gentleness, humility, meekness. ...
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Library

On Modesty
On Modesty. <. On Modesty Tertullian. Translated by Rev. S. Thelwall Table
of Contents. Title Page. Chapter I. Modesty, the flower of manners. ...
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Whether Modesty is a Part of Temperance?
... OF MODESTY (TWO ARTICLES) Whether modesty is a part of temperance? Objection
1: It would seem that modesty is not a part of temperance. ...
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Of Modesty (Two Articles)
... OF MODESTY (TWO ARTICLES). We must now consider modesty: and (1) Modesty in general;
(2) Each of its species. ... (1) Whether modesty is a part of temperance? ...
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Whether Modesty is Only About Outward Actions?
... OF MODESTY (TWO ARTICLES) Whether modesty is only about outward actions? Objection
1: It would seem that modesty is only about outward actions. ...
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Whether Humility is a Part of Modesty or Temperance?
... OF HUMILITY (SIX ARTICLES) Whether humility is a part of modesty or temperance? ...
Therefore apparently humility is not a part of temperance or modesty. ...
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Introduction. Modesty to be Observed not Only in Its Essence, but ...
... Book II. Chapter I."Introduction. Modesty to Be Observed Not Only in Its
Essence, But in Its Accessories. Handmaids of the living ...
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On the Different Functions of Modesty. ...
... On the different functions of modesty.� On the different functions of modesty. ... 67.
Lovely, then, is the virtue of modesty, and sweet is its grace! ...
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Of Modesty as Consisting in the Outward Movements of the Body ...
... OF MODESTY AS CONSISTING IN THE OUTWARD MOVEMENTS OF THE BODY (FOUR ARTICLES).
We must next consider modesty as consisting in the ...
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A Confession of the Modesty which Made us Ashamed to Reveal Our ...
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XII. A confession of the modesty
which made us ashamed to reveal our thoughts to the elders. ...
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Of Modesty in the Outward Apparel (Two Articles)
... OF MODESTY IN THE OUTWARD APPAREL (TWO ARTICLES). We must now consider modesty
as connected with the outward apparel, and under this ...
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Thesaurus

Modesty (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Modesty (4 Occurrences). ... 1 Timothy 5:2 the elder women
too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty. (WEY). ...
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Decency (1 Occurrence)
... of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming
ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty...
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Modestly (2 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 2:9 in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and
sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or ...
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Blush (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty,
or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face. ...
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Shame (412 Occurrences)
... by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures
reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us ...
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Shameless (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Destitute of shame; wanting modesty;
brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace. 2. (a.) Indicating ...
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Modin

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Virgin (62 Occurrences)
... 6. (a.) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin;
maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush. ...
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Indecency (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The quality or state of being indecent;
want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity. ...
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Indecent (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive
to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Modesty (4 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 12:23 Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;
(See RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 2:9 In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
(WEB WEY DBY WBS YLT)

1 Timothy 2:15 but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.
(See RSV)

1 Timothy 5:2 the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Related Terms

Decency (1 Occurrence)

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