Emulous (2 Occurrences)
... to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous
of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example ...
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En (19 Occurrences)

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Vie (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To strive for superiority; to contend; to
use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition. ...
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Insolent (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others;
love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, (DBY). ...
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Rash (18 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others;
love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, (DBY). ...
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Emulations (1 Occurrence)

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Manifestations (3 Occurrences)
... ignorant. (DBY). 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual
manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy. (DBY). ...
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Match (4 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an
emulous struggle. 5. (n.) A matrimonial union; a marriage. ...
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Competition (6 Occurrences)
... endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common
strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry ...
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Patience (59 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others;
love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, (DBY). ...
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Emulous (2 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 13:4 Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy.
(DBY)

1. (a.) Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.

2. (a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.

5389. philotimeomai -- to love or seek after honor
... Middle voice from a compound of philos and time; to be fond of honor, ie Emulous
(eager or earnest to do something) -- labour, strive, study. see GREEK philos. ...
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An Instance of Chastity which Teaches us that all Men Should not ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter VII. An instance of chastity which
teaches us that all men should not be emulous of all things. ...
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Prepositional Phrases
... eloquence of passion. emotions of joy. emulous of truth [emulous = prompted by a
spirit of rivalry]. encroachments of time. encumbrance of mystery. energy of youth ...
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The Conferences of John Cassian
... How the weak are easily moved. Chapter VII. An instance of chastity which teaches
us that all men should not be emulous of all things. Chapter VIII. ...
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Book iv. --Of Marcion's Antitheses.
... Rise, and dissolve such empty sounds in air. Wherefore we, justly speaking emulous
words, [1543]. Out of his [1544] own words even strive to express. ...
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The Principle of Fasting Traced Back to Its Earliest Source.
... satisfaction through the self-same causative material through which he had offended,
that is, through interdiction of food; and thus, in emulous wise, hunger ...
/.../chapter iii the principle of fasting.htm

Certain Other Divine Precepts the Apostolic Description of Charity ...
... "Charity," he says, "is long suffering;" thus she applies patience: "is beneficent;"
Patience does no evil: "is not emulous;" that certainly is a peculiar mark ...
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Professions of Some Kinds Allied to Idolatry. Of Astrology in ...
... So, too, that other species of magic which operates by miracles, emulous even in
opposition to Moses, [216] tried God's patience until the Gospel. ...
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Scripture Alone Offers Clear Knowledge on the Questions we have ...
... What an infant! so emulous, so strong, and already so contentious; and all
this, I suppose, because even now full of life! Consider ...
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2 Cor. Ix. 1
... retreats upon that strong main point, the conduct of others. For mankind
is emulous. And truly the example of the Lord ought to ...
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Reasons for Writing the Life of St. Martin.
... This erroneous conduct of mankind, being enshrined in literature, has prevailed
to such an extent that it has found many who have been emulous either of the ...
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Emulous

En (19 Occurrences)

Vie (2 Occurrences)

Insolent (16 Occurrences)

Rash (18 Occurrences)

Emulations (1 Occurrence)

Manifestations (3 Occurrences)

Match (4 Occurrences)

Competition (6 Occurrences)

Patience (59 Occurrences)

Great (10383 Occurrences)

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

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