the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Neglect
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
(2):
(v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
(3):
(v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
(4):
(adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
(5):
(v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
(6):
(v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Neglect'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/n/neglect.html. 1828.
