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HUM'BLE, a. [L. humilis.]

1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.

Thy humble nest built on the ground.

2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage.

A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.

3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud,haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4.

Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

HUM'BLE, v.t. To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.

1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.

2. To mortify.

3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense.

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet.5.

Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. 32.

4. To make to condescend.

He humbles himself to speak to them.

5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.

The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.

6. To deprive of chastity. Deut. 21.

To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.



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HUM'BLE, a. [L. humilis.]

1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.

Thy humble nest built on the ground.

2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage.

A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.

3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud,haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4.

Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

HUM'BLE, v.t. To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.

1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.

2. To mortify.

3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense.

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet.5.

Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. 32.

4. To make to condescend.

He humbles himself to speak to them.

5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.

The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.

6. To deprive of chastity. Deut. 21.

To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.


HUM'BLE, a. [Fr. humble; L. humilis; supposed to be from humus, the earth, or its root.]

  1. Low; opposed to high or lofty. Thy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.
  2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as, a humble cottage. A humble roof, and an obscure retreat. Anon.
  3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud, haughty, arrogant, or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James iv. Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington's Circular Address or Letter, June 18, 1783.

HUM'BLE, v.t.

  1. To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.
  2. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.
  3. To mortify.
  4. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. xxxii.
  5. To make to condescend. He humbles himself to speak to them.
  6. To bring down; to lower; to reduce. The highest mountains may he humbled into valleys. Hakewill.
  7. To deprive of chastity. Deut. xxi. To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.

Hum"ble
  1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

    THy humble nest built on the ground. Cowley.

  2. Hornless. See Hummel.

    [Scot.]
  3. To bring low] to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.

    Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues
    Have humbled to all strokes.     Shak.

    The genius which humbled six marshals of France. Macaulay.

  4. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.

    God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Jas. iv. 6.

    She should be humble who would please. Prior.

    Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy nation. Washington.

    Humble plant (Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the genus Mimosa (M. sensitiva). -- To eat humble pie, to endure mortification; to submit or apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or humilitation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See Humbles. Halliwell. Thackeray.

  5. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet. v. 6.

    Syn. -- To abase; lower; depress; humiliate; mortify; disgrace; degrade.

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humble

HUM'BLE, a. [L. humilis.]

1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.

Thy humble nest built on the ground.

2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage.

A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.

3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud,haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.

God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4.

Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

HUM'BLE, v.t. To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.

1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.

2. To mortify.

3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense.

Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Pet.5.

Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chron. 32.

4. To make to condescend.

He humbles himself to speak to them.

5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.

The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.

6. To deprive of chastity. Deut. 21.

To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.

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