very good...I could of looked that up I have a dictonary also...but one
thing I did'nt find in my is the coment hooker...Since you mind goes
there..where is your mind ????????? Don't answer that....God Bless

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:49 PM, frantheman <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> Well, Doris, I'm inclined to think that we have different words to
> designate different meanings, unless they are synonymous, which is not
> so in the case of "weak" and "meek". The following two definitions are
> from Webster [1913] and clearly refer to two very different states:
>
> Meek \Meek\ (m[=e]k), a. [Compar. Meeker (m[=e]k"[~e]r);
>   superl. Meekest.] [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj[=u]kr
>   mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam[=o]dei
>   gentleness.]
>   1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient
>      under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful;
>      forbearing; submissive.
>      [1913 Webster]
>
>            Now the man Moses was very meek.      --Num. xii. 3.
>      [1913 Webster]
>
>   2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by
>      mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her
>      meek prayer." --Chaucer.
>      [1913 Webster]
>
>   Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
>        humble. See Gentle.
>        [1913 Webster] Meek
> http://freedictionary.org/?Query=meek&button=Search
>
> Weak \Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. Weaker (w[=e]k"[~e]r);
>   superl. Weakest.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek,
>   Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft,
>   pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen
>   in Icel. v[imac]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[imac]can to
>   yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[imac]hhan, akin to Skr.
>   vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr.
>   e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. Week, Wink,
>   v. i. Vicissitude.]
> Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,
>      moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically:
>      [1913 Webster]
>      (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;
>          spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                To think every thing disputable is a proof of a
>                weak mind and captious temper.    --Beattie.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                Origen was never weak enough to imagine that
>                there were two Gods.              --Waterland.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,
>          discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                If evil thence ensue,
>                She first his weak indulgence will accuse.
>                                                  --Milton.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided
>          or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but
>                not to doubtful disputations.     --Rom. xiv. 1.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,
>          etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;
>          accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak
>          virtue.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                Guard thy heart
>                On this weak side, where most our nature fails.
>                                                  --Addison.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;
>          a weak sense of honor of duty.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force
>          of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument
>          or case. "Convinced of his weak arguing." --Milton.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.
>                                                  --Hooker.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak
>          sentence; a weak style.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be
>          prevalent; not potent; feeble. "Weak prayers." --Shak.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not
>          wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in
>          the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;
>          as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
>          [1913 Webster]
>
>                I must make fair weather yet awhile,
>                Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong.
>                                                  --Shak.
>          [1913 Webster]
>      (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a
>          weak market.
>          [1913 Webster]
> http://freedictionary.org/?Query=weak&button=Search
>
> On 7 Okt., 21:20, Doris Ragland <[email protected]> wrote:
> > weak-as someone being meek
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:07 AM, frantheman <[email protected]
> >wrote:
>  >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have trouble understanding what is meant by the term "weak
> > > character." In my experience, it is usually used as a (derogatory)
> > > judgement by one person with respect to another.
> >
> > > Francis
> >
> > > On 7 Okt., 14:07, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I think therapy and related band-aids are a way to justify our weak-
> > > > wills. Whether blaming our childhood or Original Sin, it's easier to
> > > > construct a drama than admit we were stupid or had a weak
> character.//
> > > > Definitely think most men are stronger than women in muscle strength
> > > > (pickle jar test) but God had a sense of humor and divided their
> > > > brains for most of their lives allowing women to develop wiles and
> the
> > > > arts of calculation. :-)
> >
> > > > On Oct 6, 2:59 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > (It's called therapy)
> >
> > > > > On 6 okt, 16:51, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Is it possible to force somebody to an action against their
> will?-
> > > Hide quoted text -
> >
> > > > > - Show quoted text -
> >
>

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