vengeance
part of speech
noun (vengeance — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge. tree →
2) (informal) "With a vengeance" means very strongly or much more than usual, as in "It rained with a vengeance". tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and films, a character may swear vengeance, which tells the reader the plot is about revenge. In ethics and church, people learn that seeking vengeance often makes things worse; in the Bible, "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord" teaches that people should not take revenge themselves, and Jesus taught to love enemies. Phrases: "take vengeance", "swear vengeance", "seek vengeance", "with a vengeance".
examples
- The hero swore vengeance on the dragon that burnt his village. tree →
- (Bible) Saint Paul wrote, "Do not take revenge … for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord." tree →
- Vengeance doesn't fix anything; it just makes the fight longer. tree →
- The rain came back with a vengeance. tree →
- She forgave him instead of seeking vengeance. tree →
- The cold came back with a vengeance just when spring had started. tree →
- “O Dil-aram! such a vengeance is not manly. tree →
note
Uncountable. Similar: revenge (more common in everyday speech), retaliation. Adjective: vengeful. Spelled with -geance. "Avenge" is the verb (to punish someone for a wrong done to another), as in "avenge his brother".
In the corpora
- Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
- For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.
- For the day of vengeance that was in My heart, and My year of redemption are come.
- And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, because they hearkened not.
- Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.
Trees and pragmatics
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