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Wrath

Wrath Meaning & Definition
Wrath Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wrath?

[n] belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
[n] intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wrath: anger | ira | ire

Related Terms | Find terms related to Wrath:

See Also | deadly sin | fury | madness | mortal sin | rage

Wrath In Webster's Dictionary

\Wrath\ (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wra[thorn][thorn]e, wrethe, wr[ae][eth][eth]e, AS. wr[=ae][eth][eth]o, fr. wr[=a][eth] wroth; akin to Icel. rei[eth]i wrath. See {Wroth}, a.] 1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire. Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. --Spenser. When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased. --Esther ii. 1. Now smoking and frothing Its tumult and wrath in. --Southey. 2. The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime. ``A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.'' --Rom. xiii. 4. Syn: Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation; resentment; passion. See {Anger}.
\Wrath\, a. See {Wroth}. [Obs.]
\Wrath\, v. t. To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] ``I will not wrathen him.'' --Chaucer. If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. --Piers Plowman.

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