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HUM'BLE, a. L. humilis.

1. Low opposed to high or lofty.

Thy humble nest built on the ground.

2. Low opposed to lofty or great mean not magnificent as a humble cottage.

A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.

3. Lowly modest meek submissive opposed to proud,haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4 .

Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

HUM'BLE, To abase to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.

1. To crush to break to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.

2. To mortify.

3. To make humble or lowly in mind to abase the pride of to reduce arrogance and self-dependence to give a low opinion of one's moral worth to make meek and submissive to the divine will the evangelical sense.

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Peter 5

Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chronicles 32 .

4. To make to condescend.

He humbles himself to speak to them.

5. To bring down to lower to reduce.

The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.

6. To deprive of chastity. Deuteronomy 21 .

To humble one's self, to repent to afflict one's self for sin to make contrite.