Gentleness
Key Bible Verse
"But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children."
1 Thessalonians 2:7
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Definitions
Practical
mildness of manners or disposition; being free from harshness, sternness, or violence
Biblical
Handling others with sensitivity, remembering that they are a precious possession created by God
Webster's Original (1828)
linkGEN'TLENESS, noun Dignity of birth. [Little Used.]
1. Genteel behavior.
2. Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness.
3. Kindness; benevolence.
4. Tenderness; mild treatment.
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