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Definition of Despitefully
1. Adverb. In a maliciously spiteful manner. "Pray for them that despitefully use us"
Definition of Despitefully
1. Adverb. In a despiteful manner; spitefully ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Despitefully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despitefully
Literary usage of Despitefully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Boston Female Anti-slavery Society (1836)
"is only by prayer for those that despitefully use us and persecute us, that our
minds can be enlightened to perceive that their souls are as dear to the ..."
2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... and walking despitefully against it? So it is clear God's Jove is to all
mankind, in his grace, and in his Son, and in his gospel, and in the light of ..."
3. Christianity and Modern Infidelity: Their Relative Intellectual Claims Compared by Williams Morgan (1859)
"His who said, " Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. ..."
4. Posthumous Works of the Rev. Thomas Chalmers by Thomas Chalmers, William Hanna (1849)
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute ..."
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