hardness+of+heart

  • 71Obduration — Ob du*ra tion, n. [L. obduratio.] A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 72One Mighty and Strong — is a person of unknown identity who was the subject of an 1832 prophecy by Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, echoing the words and prophecy of Isaiah 28:2. The One Mighty and Strong was said by Smith to be one who… …

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  • 73History of Toleration —     History of Toleration     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Toleration     In any attempt to deal historically with the attitude of the Church towards religious toleration two considerations have throughout to be kept in mind. In the first …

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  • 74JEWS, THE —    a people of Semitic origin, descended from Abraham in the line of Jacob; conspicuous for the profession of a religion that has issued from them, and affected to the core the rest of the civilised world. Their religion was determined by a moral …

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  • 75impenitence — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of remorse Nouns impenitence, irrepentance, recusance, remorselessness, gracelessness, incorrigibility; hardness of heart, induration, obduracy. See insolence, defiance. Verbs harden the heart, steel… …

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  • 76malevolence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Ill will Nouns 1. malevolence; evil or bad intent; misanthropy, ill nature, cynicism; enmity, hate; malignity, malice, malice aforethought, maliciousness, spite, resentment, venom, rancor, bitterness;… …

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  • 77Impenitence — Im*pen i*tence, n. [L. impenitentia: cf. F. imp[ e]nitence.] The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart. [1913 Webster] He will advance from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to another. Rogers.… …

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  • 78Obduracy — Ob du*ra*cy, n. The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy. Obduracy and persistency. Shak. [1913 Webster] The absolute completion of sin in final obduracy. South. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79Obfirmation — Ob fir*ma tion, n. [LL. obfirmatio.] Hardness of heart; obduracy. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 80inflexible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflexibilis, from in + flexibilis flexible Date: 14th century 1. rigidly firm in will or purpose ; unyielding 2. not readily bent ; lacking or deficient in suppleness 3. incapable of change ;… …

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