humble submission

humble submission
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  • Submission — Sub*mis sion, n. [L. submissio a letting down, lowering: cf. F. soumission.] 1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience; compliance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • submission — (n.) late 14c., act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision, from O.Fr. submission, from L. submissionem (nom. submissio) a lowering, sinking, yielding, noun of action from pp. stem of submittere lower, reduce, yield (see SUBMIT… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Submission — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Submission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 submission submission yielding Sgm: N 1 nonresistance nonresistance Sgm: N 1 obedience obedience &c. 743 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 surrender surrender cession …   English dictionary for students

  • humble pie — noun Etymology: humbles 1. a. : a meat pie formerly made of the inferior parts of a deer and served to the huntsman and other servants b. : a meat pie made of the humbles of a hog 2. [influenced in meaning by humble ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • humble — I. adjective (humbler; humblest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin humilis low, humble, from humus earth; akin to Greek chthōn earth, chamai on the ground Date: 13th century 1. not proud or haughty ; not arrogant or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • submission — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Yielding Nouns 1. submission, submissiveness, obedience, resignation, patience, humility, self abasement, compliance, pliancy, docility, passivity, acquiescence, sufferance, conformity, subjection;… …   English dictionary for students

  • submission — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin submission , submissio act of lowering, from submittere Date: 14th century 1. a. a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators b. an act of submitting something (as for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • humble pie — noun Date: 1830 a figurative serving of humiliation usually in the form of a forced submission, apology, or retraction often used in the phrase eat humble pie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

  • canossa — kəˈnäsə, ˈȯ noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Canossa, village in northern Italy where Emperor Henry IV made humble submission to Pope Gregory VII in 1077 : a place or occasion of submission, humiliation, or penance often used …   Useful english dictionary

  • Protestantism — • Discussion of Protestant beliefs and doctrines Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Protestantism     Protestantism     † …   Catholic encyclopedia


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