Meekness

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Meekness is a possible attribute of human nature and behavior. It has been defined several ways: righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering, long suffering[1] willing to follow gospel teachings; an attribute of a true disciple.[2][3]

Meekness has been contrasted with humility as referring to behaviour towards others, where humbleness refers to an attitude towards oneself[4] - meekness meaning restraining one's own power,[5] so as to allow room for others.[6]

Christianity

The Church of Jesus Christ/Mormonism

Criticism

Other traditions

Animal analogues

Literary examples

See also

References

  1. The Free Dictionary, Meekness
  2. LDS.org Guide to the Scriptures, meekness
  3. Neal A. Maxwell, Meekness -- A Dimension of True Discipleship, 1982
  4. E. A. Cochran, Receptive Human Virtues (2011) p. 82
  5. Matthew (1806). A Discourse Concerning Meekness. Hilliard
  6. K. D. Bassett, Doctrinal Insight to the Book of Mormon (2008) p. 197
  7. The Free Dictionary, Usages of meekness
  8. C. S. Titus, Resilience and the Virtue of Fortitude (2006) p. 320
  9. Quoted in Maynard Solomon, Beethoven Essays (1988) p. 204
  10. W. Kaufman ed., The Portable Nietzsche (1987) p. 626-30
  11. J. B. Carman, Majesty and Meekness (1994) p. 124
  12. D. Schlinghoff, Studies in the Ajanta Paintings (1987) p. 219
  13. D. C. Lau ed., Lao Tzu (1963) p. 25-9
  14. J. K. Bergland, The Journeys of Robert Williams ( 2010) p. 53
  15. D. Schlinghoff, Studies in the Ajanta Paintings (1987) p. 144
  16. H. Bloom, Thomas Hardy (2010) p. 84
  17. A. S. Byatt, Possession: A Romance (1991) p. 141
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