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Definition of Committed
1. Adjective. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. "A committed Marxist"
Derivative terms: Committedness
Antonyms: Uncommitted
2. Adjective. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship.
Similar to: Bespoken, Betrothed, Intended, Involved
Also: Loving
Antonyms: Unattached
Definition of Committed
1. Verb. (past of commit) ¹
2. Adjective. obligated by a pledge to some course of action ¹
3. Adjective. showing commitment ¹
4. Adjective. associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship ¹
5. Adjective. required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Committed
1. commit [v] - See also: commit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Committed
Literary usage of Committed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1865)
"Taken in a French vessel May 10, committed July 17, 1780. ... The following
prisoners, taken and carried into Pembroke, 1778, committed to Mill Prison, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"1564-5 he was once more committed to the Tower (Acts PC vii. 183). ... He was
accordingly, on I'M July, committed to the custody of the bishop of ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"It is to be noted that according to the definition (1) blasphemy is set down as
a word, for ordinarily it is expressed in speech, though it may be committed ..."
4. The Puritans: Or, The Church, Court, and Parliament of England, During the by Samuel Hopkins (1861)
"MORRICE committed TO PRISON.—MOTION TO PETITION FOR RELEASE or ... 2 In the
following June, the Great Seal was committed to the custody of Sir John ..."
5. Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites by John Allen (1830)
"For the sins which we have committed against thee by despising our ' parents and
teachers. And for the sin which we have committed ' against thee either ..."
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