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Look up: meek

  1. meek
    [adj] - very docile 2. [adj] - humble in spirit or manner
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Meek
    Meek (mēk) adjective [ Compar. Meeker (-ẽr); superl. Meekest .] [ Middle English mek , meoc ; akin to Icelandic mj...kr mild, soft, Swedish mjuk ,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/41

  3. meek
    mild adjective humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; `meek and self-effacing`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. meek
    spiritless adjective evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; `compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others`; `a fine fiery blast against meek conformity`- ...
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. meek
    tame adjective very docile; `tame obedience`; `meek as a mouse`- Langston Hughes
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Meek
    • (superl.) Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. • (v. t.) Alt. of Meeken • (superl.) Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Meek
    `Meek` is very nearly equivalent in common usage to humble. Strictly the two are not synonyms, as they are mutually exlcusive, once you know the exact meaning & appreciate the etymology. Meekness differs from humbleness in that meek people give up something, perhaps a right or an argument...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek

  8. Meek
    (street artist) `Meek` (born 1978, Melbourne, Australia <ref name="NGA">http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=162193 "Begging for change. 2004", Meek bio information at National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia-->) is a notable street artist operating out of Mel...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meek

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11 February 2012

This day in history:
On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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