DESPISE, .v.t.
1. To contemn to scorn to disdain to have the lowest opinion of.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1 .
Else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Matthew 6 .
2. To abhor.
DESPISE, .v.t.
1. To contemn to scorn to disdain to have the lowest opinion of.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1 .
Else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Matthew 6 .
2. To abhor.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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