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Word Meanings - INFIDELITY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity. There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal causes
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1. Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity. There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of the principal causes of infidelity. V. Knox. 2. Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation of the marriage covenant by adultery. 3. Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a servant. "The infidelity of friends." Sir W. Temple.
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- ASSENTATORY
Flattering; obsequious. -- As*sent"a*to*ri*ly, adv. - ASSENTER
One who assents. - DOUBTFULLY
In a doubtful manner. Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden. - DECIDER
One who decides. - DECIDEMENT
Means of forming a decision. Beau. & Fl. - UNBELIEF
1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism. 2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper. Syn. -- - RESOLVENT
Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent. - ASSENTMENT
Assent; agreement. - DOUBT
duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; 1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or - RESOLVED
Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich. That makes him a resolved enemy. Jer. Taylor. I am resolved she shall not settle here. Fielding. - DECIDEDLY
In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly. - DETERMINER
One who, or that which, determines or decides. - DECIDED
1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for science." Prescott. 2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; - DOUBTFULNESS
1. State of being doubtful. 2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. " The doubtfulness of his expressions." Locke. 3. Uncertainty of event or issue. Bacon. - ASSENTATOR
An obsequious; a flatterer. - RESOLVE
To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to find the answer to, or the result of. Hutton. (more info) relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- + solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. résoudare - ASSENTING
Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv. - ASSENTIVE
Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. -- As*sent"ive*ness, n. - DOUBTFUL
1. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure. Methinks I should - DOUBTOUS
Doubtful. Chaucer. - REDOUBTABLE
Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; - REDOUBT
reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. réduit, also fr. LL. A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected - PRERESOLVE
To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. Sir E. Dering. - MISDOUBT
To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. I do not misdoubt my wife. Shak. - DISASSENT
To dissent. - INDETERMINED
Undetermined. - RE-RESOLVE
To resolve again. Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. Young.