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Definition of Forbids
1. forbid [v] - See also: forbid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forbids
Literary usage of Forbids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, Alexander Pope (1760)
"... (for Jove's command I bear) forbids to tempt the wrath of heav'n too far.
duce him to any ... forbids ..."
2. The Elements of Moral Science by Francis Wayland (1856)
"The moral law on this subject is as follows : Hence it forbids,— 1. Adultery, or
intercourse between a married person and every other person except that ..."
3. Memoirs of a Huguenot Family by James Fontaine, James Maury (1853)
"His Majesty in Council expressly forbids all private individuals, of whatsoever
rank or condition, from receiving, under pretext of charity, the sick of the ..."
4. Homerica, Emendations and Elucidations of the Odyssey by Thomas Leyden Agar (1908)
"Let me add that the poet ought to have written, though the papyrus forbids me to
say he did write : — в 315] ..."
5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"11), he forbids Christians to have anything to do with the sale of things used for
... 26), forbids any to exorcise either in church or in private houses, ..."
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