wrath
part of speech
noun (wrath, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal, old-fashioned) Very great anger. tree →
2) (Bible, church) The wrath of God is God's anger at evil and sin, described in many Bible stories. tree →
3) (humorous) Somebody's anger when you have done something wrong: «Mum's wrath». tree →
4) Wrath can also mean very angry, used as an adjective. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means God's anger, shown against sin and the breaking of the covenant. It is also used for human anger, as when a king's wrath is calmed. The psalms picture God's wrath as burning like fire. Interpretation: Moses asks God to turn from wrath, and the tradition reads this as the basis of prayer for forgiveness. Jewish teaching says God's mercy is greater than his anger. In the primary lessons: In Bible lessons and old stories wrath is used for kings, gods and storms. In ethics wrath is one of the seven deadly sins (also called anger). In everyday speech children use it jokingly: «I'll face my teacher's wrath.» Phrases: «the wrath of God», «face someone's wrath», «incur the wrath of», «The Grapes of Wrath».
examples
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Torah EXO.22.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. (Torah EXO.15.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then was the king's wrath assuaged. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- So will there arise enough contempt and wrath. (Writings EST.1.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire? (Writings PSA.89.47, JPS 1917) tree →
- The king's wrath was terrible. tree →
- The prophets warned of God's wrath against injustice. tree →
- We fled before we could face the wrath of the farmer. tree →
- Wrath is one of the seven deadly sins. tree →
- I'll face Mum's wrath if I'm late again! tree →
- «Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.» tree →
- And the Tsar was very wrath. tree →
note
Uncountable. Pronounced «roth» (UK) or «rath» (US). Adjective: wrathful. Old or formal; in normal speech say «anger» or «fury». Not the same as «wreath» (a ring of flowers).
In the corpora
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.
- And there came great wrath upon Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
- That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.
- Remember how I stood before Thee to speak good for them, to turn away Thy wrath from them.
- The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark; I will pour out My wrath upon them like water.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wrath» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.