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despite

DESPITE, n.

1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred.

With all thy despite against the land of israel. Ezek. 25.

2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition.

He will rise to fame in despite of his enemies.


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DESPITE, n.

1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred.

With all thy despite against the land of israel. Ezek. 25.

2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition.

He will rise to fame in despite of his enemies.

DE-SPITE', n. [Fr. depit; Norm. despite; Arm. desped; It. despetto, spite, malice. Qu. from L. despectus, despicio. See Spite.]

  1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred. With all thy despite against the land of Israel. – Ezek. xxv. Thou wretch! despite o'erwhelm thee. – Shak.
  2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition. He will rise to fame in despite of his enemies. [See Spite.]
  3. An act of malice or contempt; as, a despite to the Most High. – Milton.

DE-SPIT'E, v.t.

To vex; to offend; to tease. – Ralegh.


De*spite"
  1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate.

    With all thy despite against the land of Israel. Ezek. xxv. 6.

  2. To vex] to annoy; to offend contemptuously.

    [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
  3. In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.

    Syn. -- See Notwithstanding.

  4. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt.

    A despite done against the Most High. Milton.

    In despite, in defiance of another's power or inclination. -- In despite of, in defiance of; in spite of. See under Spite. "Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the contrary." W. Irving. -- In your despite, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite of you. [Obs.]

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Despite

DESPITE, noun

1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred.

With all thy despite against the land of israel. Ezekiel 25:6.

2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition.

He will rise to fame in despite of his enemies.

3. An act of malice or contempt; as a despite to the Most High.

DESPITE, verb transitive To vex; to offend; to tease.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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PEACE, n. [L. pax, paco, to appease.]

1. In a general sense, a state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; applicable to society, to individuals, or to the temper of the mind.

2. Freedom from war with a foreign nation; public quiet.

3. Freedom from internal commotion or civil war.

4. Freedom from private quarrels, suits or disturbance.

5. Freedom from agitation or disturbance by the passions, as from fear, terror, anger, anxiety or the like; quietness of mind; tranquillity; calmness; quiet of conscience.

Great peace have they that love the law. Ps.119.

6. Heavenly rest; the happiness of heaven.

7. Harmony; concord; a state of reconciliation between parties at variance.

8. Public tranquillity; that quiet,order and security which is guaranteed by the laws; as, to keep the peace; to break the peace.

This word is used in commanding silence or quiet; as, peace to this troubled soul.

Peace, the lovers are asleep.

To be at peace, to be reconciled; to live in harmony.

To make peace, to reconcile, as parties at variance.

To hold the peace, to be silent; to suppress one's thoughts; not to speak.

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