lowly
adjective (lowlier, lowliest)
Everyday
Lowly means humble, low in rank or position. tree →
In the lessons
in tales, a poor person or a humble home
Examples
- She lived in a lowly cottage. tree →
- The lowly servant bowed low. tree →
- Even the lowly ant can be brave. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
In Jewish tradition
It means humble, not proud. The wise are those who are lowly of spirit.
Interpretation. Proverbs says honour comes to the humble. The sages held humility one of the highest virtues.
Examples
- When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. (Writings PRO.11.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- For though the LORD be high, yet regardeth He the lowly, and the haughty He knoweth from afar. (Writings PSA.138.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- A man's pride shall bring him low; but he that is of a lowly spirit shall attain to honour. (Writings PRO.29.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lowly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lowly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «lowly» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lowly» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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