strengthenings
plural of strengthening
Source: Wiktionary
Strength"en*ing, a.
Definition: That strengthens; giving or increasing strength.
– Strength"en*ing*ly, adv. Strengthening plaster (Med.), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.
Strength"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strengthened; p. pr. & vb. n. Strengthening.]
1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority. Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . . With powerful policy strengthen themselves. Shak.
2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution. Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him. Deut. iii. 28.
Syn.
– To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate; encourage.
Strength"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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