refined
adjective (more refined, most refined)
Everyday
- Polite, well-mannered and with good taste. tree →
- Pure, with the rough parts removed (refined sugar, refined gold). tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a polished person with fine manners; in cooking and science, something cleaned to make it pure
Examples
- The refined lady spoke softly and ate politely. tree →
- Refined sugar is whiter than brown sugar. tree →
- The jeweller made a ring of refined gold. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
In Jewish tradition
It means purified, as when silver or gold is heated to remove the dross.
Interpretation. Refining pictures God testing people through hardship, which makes them pure. God's words are called pure like silver refined seven times.
Examples
- For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined. (Writings PSA.66.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction. (Prophets ISA.48.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times. (Writings PSA.12.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «refined» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «refined» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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