Meek

Meek is very nearly equivalent in common usage to humble.

Strictly the two are not synonyms, as they are mutually exclusive, once you know the exact meaning & appreciate the etymology.

Meekness differs from humbleness in that meek people give up something, perhaps a right or an argument to appear humble to others, & to prevent sometimes petty differences escalating into a greater problem disproportionate to the original issue. True meekness comes from a position of being 'absolutely correct whilst being aware' whereas humbleness implies a potential lack of knowledge or grasp of a complicated situation, but genuinely not wanting to offend anybody, for any reason at any time, in any way.

The most famous usage of the word, is in a phrase from the Bible, "the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" found in Matthew 5, further about that, can be found in Beatitudes

It may also refer to:

People

• Albert Stewart Meek (1871–1943), British bird collector and naturalist
• Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814–1865), American politician, lawyer, writer and poet
• Barbara Meek (b. 1934), American actress
• Bill Meek (1922–1998), American football coach
• Carrie P. Meek (b. 1926), American politician from Florida
• Chantal Meek, canoer
• Donald Meek (1878–1946), Scottish character actor
• Fielding Bradford Meek (1817–1876), American geologist and paleontologist
• James Meek, minister
• James Meek (author)
• Janice Meek, ocean rower
• Jeffrey Meek, actor
• Jerry Meek politician
• Joe Meek (1929–1967), British record producer and composer
• Joseph Meek (1810–1875), American explorer, soldier and politician
• Kendrick Meek (b. 1966), American politician from Florida
• Larissa Meek, American model
• Leon J. Meek, (1926–1978), lawyer, he worked for the Colombian Government (in the Ministry of Labour, as Head of the Juridical Office)
• MeeK (musician) (b. 1971), Franco-British singer/songwriter.
• Meek (street artist), street artist based in Melbourne, Australia
• Ronald L. Meek, economist
• S. P. Meek (1894–1972), US military chemist, early science fiction author, and children's author
• Seth Eugene Meek (1859–1914), American ichthyologist
• Stephen Meek (guide) (1805–1889), fur trapper and guide in the American west
• Theophile Meek, Canadian archaeologist
• Tom Meek, journalist

Elections

• Meek's method of counting a Single Transferable Vote election

See also

• Meeks (disambiguation)

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