1. (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.

2. (n.) A root.

3. (n.) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

4. (n.) The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.

5. (v. t.) To learn or repeat by rote.

6. (v. i.) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.

ROTE

rot: the Revised Version margin gives "learned by rote" in Isaiah 29:13 for the King James Version "taught," which indicates that the service of Yahweh was merely formal.

5383. philoproteuo -- to strive to be first
... to strive to be first. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: philoproteuo Phonetic
Spelling: (fil-op-rote-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I desire preeminence ...
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Manner and Object of Teaching Luther's Catechism
... The home teacher often has no higher aim than that the children should learn it
by rote"learn to rattle it off like the multiplication table, or the rules of ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xi manner and object.htm

The Third Continental Journey, or the Journey to Greece.
... the questions from what they had learnt by heart, she replied, "No; it would be
of no use, you know, for the dear children to repeat merely by rote; we want ...
/.../chapter xi the third continental.htm

The Worthy Communicant
... He went to his church to worship; and he was no lip-worshipper, repeating a form
of words by rote, but prayed there honestly, concerning the things which were ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xxxvii the worthy communicant.htm

At Capernaum
... The teaching of the scribes and elders was cold and formal, like a lesson learned
by rote. To them the word of God possessed no vital power. ...
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Jesus' World-Passion.
... consciousness was. We are so familiar with the Gospels that we lose much
of their force through mere rote of familiarity. It takes ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/jesus world-passion.htm

Stiff-Necked Idolaters and Pliable Christians
... that the worship which is of the heart is naturally more sensitive to surrounding
distractions than that which is a matter of posturing and repetition by rote. ...
/.../stiff-necked idolaters and pliable christians.htm

Prayer and Devotion
... We say our prayers by rote, as a schoolboy recites his lesson, and are not sorry
when the Amen is uttered. Religion has to do with everything but our hearts. ...
/.../bounds/the essentials of prayer/iii prayer and devotion.htm

Culture and Christianity: their Relation and Necessity.
... a superficial refinement of manners, a few borrowed phrases and appropriated customs
of "society," the rendering of a few pieces by rote, and fashionable dress ...
/.../i culture and christianity their relation.htm

A Poor Man's Cry, and what came of It
... there or not. I said my prayer by rote, and it did not seem like speaking
to anybody.". Prayer is dealing with God. The best prayer ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/a poor mans cry and.htm

Home Influence and Training in their Relation to the Keeping of ...
... doctrines and abstract truths. Neither ought the child to be required to
learn by rote long passages from the Scriptures. In this way ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter vi home influence and.htm

Rote (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A frequent repetition of forms of speech without
attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. ...ROTE. ...
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Rot (15 Occurrences)

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Rots (1 Occurrence)

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Exorcism
... The mighty and efficacious word with which Jesus rebuked and controlled demons was
no exorcistic formula spoken by rote, but His own living word of holy power. ...
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Exorcist (1 Occurrence)
... The mighty and efficacious word with which Jesus rebuked and controlled demons was
no exorcistic formula spoken by rote, but His own living word of holy power. ...
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Hezekiah (124 Occurrences)
... Their task was a hard one: with a nation smear-eyed, dull-cared, fat-hearted (Isaiah
6:10), whose religion was a precept of men learned by rote (Isaiah 29:13). ...
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Rote (1 Occurrence)

Isaiah 29:13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me , and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them ;
(See JPS NAS RSV)

Rote

Rot (15 Occurrences)

Rots (1 Occurrence)

Exorcism

Exorcist (1 Occurrence)

Hezekiah (124 Occurrences)

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