chastisement
part of speech
noun (chastisement, chastisements)
meaning for a pupil
A chastisement is a punishment, given for doing wrong (old use). tree →
sense in the lessons
in old stories, the punishment that follows an insult or a sin
examples
- It was a just chastisement for his rudeness. tree →
- He faced a harsh chastisement for stealing. tree →
- The dervish said the trouble was a chastisement. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
- To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples;
- Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it; but folly is the chastisement of fools.
- Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
- For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
Trees and pragmatics
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