Bible Dictionary: Superficial

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Pertaining to the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage.

2. (a.) Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said especially in respect to study, learning, and the like; as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.

Library

Now those who Take a Superficial and Unreflecting view of Things ...
... II."Ascetic and Moral. Chapter XI. Now those who take a superficial and
unreflecting view of things observe the outward appearance� ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/chapter xi now those who.htm

But Observe the Superficial Nature of his Argument Respecting the ...
... Chapter XLV. But observe the superficial nature of his argument respecting
the former disciples of Jesus� But observe the superficial ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xlv but observe the.htm

Superficial Also is his Objection, that "It is Always the Case ...
... Chapter XIX. Superficial also is his objection, that "it is always the
case when a man against� Superficial also is his objection ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xix superficial also is.htm

The New Man
... The Bible notion of what men need in order to be pure and good is very different
from the superficial notions of worldly moralists and philanthropists. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the new man.htm

Corinthians. God's Yea; Man's Amen
... A man can skate over the surface of the great deeps that lie beneath the most frivolous
life, and may suppose, in his superficial way of looking at things ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/ii corinthians gods yea mans.htm

Perhaps There is no Book Within the Whole Canon of Scripture So ...
... character, from a Christian standpoint, of its conclusion: all these points have
made it, at one and the same time, an enigma to the superficial student of the ...
/.../jennings/old groans and new songs/chapter i perhaps there is.htm

Jesus Christ, the Divine Teacher of Prayer
... inspiration and life. Religiously dead,[ ]teachers and superficial
ecclesiastics had forgotten what it was to pray. They did much ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/v jesus christ the divine.htm

It Will be Better to Adopt in this ChapterThe Same Process that ...
... In other words, it is only fair to state, however hurriedly, the superficial objection
to the Suffragettes before we go on to the really subtle questions ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 16 it will be.htm

Sixth Tractate. Quality and Form-Idea.
... Where whiteness belongs to the very Reason-Form of the thing it is a constitutive
element and not a quality; where it is a superficial appearance it is a ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/sixth tractate quality and form-idea.htm

1 John iii. 4-7
... From the Jews, chiefly, proceeded these superficial and outward tendencies in religion,
which rested in a mere external faith, external profession, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/neander/the first epistle of john/1 john iii 7-apr.htm

Thesaurus

Superficial (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Pertaining to the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a
superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage. ...
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Geology
... The accompanying map shows, with considerable freedom, the distribution of the
superficial strata of Syria, Palestine and Sinai, with parts of Asia Minor ...
/g/geology.htm - 16k

Outside (215 Occurrences)
... n.) The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface;
that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior. ...
/o/outside.htm - 36k

Deep (237 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or
superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject ...
/d/deep.htm - 41k

Area (66 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any
given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle. ...
/a/area.htm - 26k

Palestine (1 Occurrence)
... The accompanying map shows, with considerable freedom, the distribution of the
superficial strata of Syria, Palestine and Sinai, with parts of Asia Minor ...
/p/palestine.htm - 89k

Outward (17 Occurrences)
... 1. (adv.) Alt. of Outwards. 2. (a.) Forming the superficial part; external; exterior;
-- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer. ...
/o/outward.htm - 13k

Overly (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Careless; negligent; inattentive; superficial;
not thorough. 2. (a.) Excessive; too much. 3. (adv.) In an overly manner. ...
/o/overly.htm - 6k

Overlaying (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overlay. 2. (n.) A superficial
covering; a coating. Multi-Version Concordance Overlaying (4 Occurrences). ...
/o/overlaying.htm - 8k

Judgements (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Judgements (3 Occurrences). John 7:24 Do not form superficial
judgements, but form the judgements that are just." (WEY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Superficial (2 Occurrences)

John 7:24 Do not form superficial judgements, but form the judgements that are just."
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 5:12 We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Superficial

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Geology

Outside (215 Occurrences)

Deep (237 Occurrences)

Area (66 Occurrences)

Palestine (1 Occurrence)

Outward (17 Occurrences)

Overly (1 Occurrence)

Overlaying (4 Occurrences)

Judgements (3 Occurrences)