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Contemn
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CONTEMN, L., to despise to drive away.
1. To despise to consider and treat as mean and despicable to scorn.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalms 15 .
2. To slight to neglect as unworthy of regard to reject with disdain.
Wherefore do the wicked contemn God. Psalms 10 .
They contemn the counsel of the Most High. Psalms 107 .
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Contemn'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contemn.html.
Entry for 'Contemn'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contemn.html.
