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Definition of Despises
1. despise [v] - See also: despise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Despises
Literary usage of Despises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"From the two branches of a race which more than any other despises the Indian
and the Negro have come forth men devoted life and fortune to the cause of the ..."
2. Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect by Hezekiah Niles (1822)
"... through fear forget he is a шал, cringe to the creature he despises, smile on
the man he hates, alternately shake bands with vice and virtue, ..."
3. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"For the Heb. despises his ways an easy change of text gives the reading : despises
the word (as in 13"), which supplies the appropriate parallelism of nouns ..."
4. Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury by James Harris Malmesbury (1844)
"... that nothing I undertake succeeds; and that those she evidently despises and
ill-treats appear to direct her political conduct and sentiments. ..."
5. The History of the Church of Christ: From the Days of the Apostles, Till the by Joseph Milner (1835)
"while he takes notice, t hut God despises the proud, he thankfully owns that he
visits, illuminate«, and rejoices with the simple. ..."
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