"meekness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meeknesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mekenesse, meknes, meocnesse; equivalent to meek + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mekenesse}} Middle English mekenesse, {{suf|en|meek|ness}} meek + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} meekness (usually uncountable, plural meeknesses)
  1. The state or quality of being meek. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the state of being meek): πŒ΅πŒ°πŒΉπ‚π‚πŒ΄πŒΉ (qairrei) [feminine] (Gothic)

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