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Bible Dictionaries
Deliberate
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
(2):
(a.) Not hasty or sudden; slow.
(3):
(v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
(4):
(a.) Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; - applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor.
(5):
(v. i.) To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; - sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deliberate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/deliberate.html. 1828.
