2. Adjective. (obsolete) (superlative of might) ¹
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Definition of Mightest
1. may [v] - See also: may
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mightest
Literary usage of Mightest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern Writers: Biographical and Critical Studies by William Malone Baskervill (1896)
"In equal care to nourish lord in hall Or beast in stall : Thou took'st from all
that thou mightest give to all. The author of this conception of a poet ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Perhaps, in the purpose of Providence, he was separated from thee for a time that
thou mightest have him for ever (verse 15), no longer as a slave but more ..."
3. Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War by John Bunyan (1905)
"... I say, suppose that from thence thou mightest have such a view thereof, as
would convince thy reason, that both Heaven and Hell, are such realities as ..."
4. Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical, on the Book of Psalms by Albert Barnes (1868)
"ed strength, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest still Lam. iv. ...
That thou mightest still. mightest cause to rest, or to cease. ..."
5. A Theological Dictionary, Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms: A by Charles Buck (1829)
"... he would say to them— "It is a gift (corban) by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me-;" ie •I have devoted that to God which you ask of me, ..."
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