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▪ I. well-ˈpleasing, vbl. n. rare.
The fact of being highly pleased, or of giving great pleasure.
1382Wyclif Ps. lxxxviii. 18 In thi wel plesing [Vulg. in beneplacito tuo] shal ben enhauncid oure horn. c1450tr. De Imitatione iii. liv. 130 Ioy þou..in my welplesing & worship [in mei solius beneplacito ac honore]. 1625Bacon Ess., Unity Relig. (Arb.) 423 The Fruits of Vnity (next vnto the well Pleasing of God, which is All in All) are two.
▪ II. well-ˈpleasing, ppl. a.
Giving great pleasure or satisfaction.
1382Wyclif Col. iii. 20 This is wel plesynge to the Lord. 1607Statutes in Hist. Wakefield Gram. Sch. (1892) 66 Thus the displeasinge hardnes of learninge shalbe made easie in the welpleasinge manner of teachinge. 1611Bible Phil. iv. 18 A sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. 1697Dryden æneis x. 856 My Sister Goddess, and well pleasing Wife. 1718–19Atterbury Serm. (1734) II. 76 Upon such Principles and Grounds as are well-pleasing to God. 1875Manning Mission H. Ghost xii. 344 We ask the Holy Spirit of counsel to give us light to know what is right, what is well-pleasing.
Hence † well-ˈpleasingly adv.
1644[see well-pleasedly adv.]. |