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Definition of Pitifulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitifulness
Literary usage of Pitifulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Roman Breviary: Reformed by Order of the Holy Oecumenical Council of Trent by Catholic Church, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart Bute (1879)
"... that all Thy holy children may pray for them, and that the pitifulness of Thy
mercy may grant unto them the forgiveness of all their trespasses. ..."
2. Daily Meditations by George Bowen (1865)
"Through this glass, then, gaze upon the perfections of thy God. The pitifulness
in the mother's heart bespeaks a greater ..."
3. Our Home in Cyprus by Esmé Scott-Stevenson (1880)
"... kindness to each other— The question of contagion—A living tomb—The pitifulness
of it—Doomed to die Friends turned deadliest foes—"The prayer of Ajax. ..."
4. The Bible Word-book: A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases in the by Jonathan Eastwood, William Aldis Wright (1884)
"PitifUlness occurs in two senses, derived from the two meanings of ' pitiful,'
that is, compassionate or full of pity, and pitiable. ..."
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