contentment
21contentment, contenement — A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life. Comfort; consolation; ease;… …
22contentment, contenement — A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life. Comfort; consolation; ease;… …
23contentment — noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being contented 2. something that contents …
24contentment — /keuhn tent meuhnt/, n. 1. the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind. 2. Archaic. the act of making contentedly satisfied. [1400 50; late ME contentement < MF. See CONTENT2, MENT] Syn. 1. See happiness. * * * …
25Contentment — A state of mind in which one s desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Tim. 6:6; 2 Cor. 9:8). It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Heb. 13:5), ambition (Prov. 13:10), anxiety (Matt. 6:25, 34), and repining (1 Cor. 10:10) …
26contentment — The sense of assurance that God supplies needs (1 Tim. 6:6). The same word occurs in the Greek of 2 Cor. 9:8; it means literally ‘sufficiency’ …
27contentment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peace, pleasure, happiness; see comfort 1 , ease 1 , happiness 2 , satisfaction 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. satisfaction, happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease, fulfillment, complacency, serenity, tranquility. The… …
28contentment — con·tent·ment || kÉ™n tentmÉ™nt n. satisfaction …
29contentment — n. Satisfaction, ease, content …
30contentment — n satisfaction, gratification, contentedness; happiness, gladness. See content(defs.4, 5) …
