CLEMENT - 17 definitions found
clement adj 1: (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather" [ant: inclement] 2: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: inclement] clement tlemcen Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) Clement biographical name name of 14 popes: especially VII (Giulio de' Medici ) 1478-1534 (pope 1523-34) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) clement adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin clement-, clemens Date: 15th century 1. inclined to be merciful ; lenient <a clement judge> 2. mild <clement weather for this time of year> • clemently adverb Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary clement Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry. (FORMAL) ≠ inclement ADJ: usu ADJ n English Explanatory Dictionary clement ˈklemənt adj. 1 mild (clement weather). 2 merciful. øøclemency n. [ME f. L clemens -entis] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Clement the name of 14 Popes: :C. I.: Pope from 91 to 100; one of the Apostolic Fathers; wrote an Epistle to the Church of Corinth, with references to the Canonical books. :C. II.: Pope from 1046 to 1047. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Clement French critic, born at Dijon, surnamed by Voltaire from his severity the "Inclement" (1742-1812). The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Clement a French manufacturer and savant, born near Dijon; author of a memoir on the specific heat of the gases (1779-1841). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Clement \Clem"ent\, a. [L. clemens; -entis; cf. F. cl?ment.] Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate. --Shak. -- Clem"ent*ly, adv. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia CLEMENT klem'-ent (Klemes, "mild"): A fellow-worker with Paul at Philippi, mentioned with especial commendation in Php 4:3. The name being common, no inference can be drawn from this statement as to any identity with the author of the Epistle to the Corinthians published under this name, who was also the third bishop of Rome. The truth of this supposition ("it cannot be called a tradition," Donaldson, The Apostolical Fathers, 120), although found in Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius and Jerome, can neither be proved nor disproved. Even Roman Catholic authorities dispute it (article "Clement," Catholic Cyclopaedia, IV, 13). The remoteness between the two in time and place is against it; "a wholly uncritical view" (Cruttwell, Literary History of Early Christianity, 31). H. E. Jacobs Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Clement mild, a Christian of Philippi, Paul's "fellow-labourer," whose name he mentions as "in the book of life" (Phil. 4:3). It was an opinion of ancient writers that he was the Clement of Rome whose name is well known in church history, and that he was the author of an Epistle to the Corinthians, the only known manuscript of which is appended to the Alexandrian Codex, now in the British Museum. It is of some historical interest, and has given rise to much discussion among critics. It makes distinct reference to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) Clement, mild; good; merciful Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms clement a. Lenient, merciful, mild, forgiving, compassionate, kind, indulgent, tender, gentle, humane, kind-hearted, tender-hearted. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 38 Moby Thesaurus words for "clement": accepting, benevolent, benign, benignant, bleeding, charitable, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, gentle, human, humane, indulgent, kind, kindly, lax, lenient, melting, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, pitying, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tolerant, understanding, warmhearted |
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