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Definition of Mess of pottage
1. Noun. Anything of trivial value. "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"
Definition of Mess of pottage
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mess Of Pottage
Literary usage of Mess of pottage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Craftsmanby Gustav Stickley by Gustav Stickley (1907)
"Is America Selling Her Birthright for a Mess of Pottage? Significance of This
Year's Exhibit at The Pennsylvania Academy, Giles Edgerton, ..."
2. Conversations on the Bible: Its Statements Harmonized and Mysteries by Enoch Pond (1886)
"These were what Esau despised, and sold for a mess of pottage. ... It was the
selling of these rich covenant blessings for a mess of pottage, which led the ..."
3. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"XLII FOR A mess of pottage BEN HAGAMAN was his mother's pet. She coddled him as
a child, and pampered him as a youth. His father was a rich merchant of ..."
4. Lectures on the Art of Engraving: Delivered at the Royal Institution of by John Landseer (1807)
"... I hope that no artist will sell his birth-right for a mess of pottage, and I
wish that print-sellers may in future be content to move in their proper ..."
5. The Story of the Chosen People by Hélène Adeline Guerber (1896)
"oXo X. THE mess of pottage. IN answer to this fervent prayer, Eliezer, the servant
of Abraham, soon saw the girls come out of the city with their great ..."
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