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Definition of Brokenness
1. n. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.
Definition of Brokenness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being broken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brokenness
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Medical Definition of Brokenness
1. 1. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. 2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brokenness
Literary usage of Brokenness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1847)
"... enriched and replenished ; and a season we had of much consolation and brokenness
of heart ; all present were touched with the holy virtue of Truth. ..."
2. Letters on England by Voltaire (1894)
"... and are deeply affected with sadness of spirit and brokenness of heart, for
the sad havoc which is the occasion of those public rejoicings. ..."
3. Doubt and Faith ...: With Supplemental Chapters by Edward John Hardy (1899)
"To enter into the spirit of the words, we need what has been called " brokenness."
We 1 Preached in the Military Prisons at Cork and Gosport. ..."
4. The Works of Thomas Goodwin, D.D. by Thomas Goodwin (1865)
"Fifthly, A fifth act is contrition or brokenness of heart, which is indeed the
top and highest disposition and act in repentance ; and therefore David, ..."
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