单词 | unrevengefulness |
释义 | unrevengefulnessn. The quality of not being revengeful.In quot. a1586 probably an error for revengefulness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > desire for or tendency to > not unrevengefulnessa1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. ix. sig. T3 A Tyrant also, not thorow..vnreuengefulnes [1590 reuengefulnes],..but..of a wanton crueltie. 1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā xvi. 115 Chastity, unrevengefulness, and a freedom from vain-glory. 1871 R. D. Hitchcock Hitchcock's New & Compl. Anal. Holy Bible Index 709/3 Unrevengefulness of God. 1911 The Word Feb. 265 Friendship develops unrevengefulness in man, by quieting anger and chasing away thoughts of ill will. 2002 R. B. Herath Sri Lankan Ethnic Crisis iii. 99 The basic principles of ruling, advocated by the Buddhist monks, included..un-revengefulness, non violence,..and patience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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