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Jesus, Once of Humble Birth — This is a hymn about the Saviour Jesus Christ, traditionally sung in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints since at least 1840 but still included in the 1985 hymnal. The early editions that had music had dynamics not known to the… … Wikipedia
humble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lowly, unassuming, modest (see humility); poor, obscure, paltry, mean. v. t. abase, shame, humiliate. See modesty, obscurity, piety. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Meek] Syn. lowly, submissive, gentle,… … English dictionary for students
humble — {{11}}humble (adj.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. humble, earlier humele, from L. humilis lowly, humble, lit. on the ground, from humus earth. Senses of not self asserting and of low birth or rank were both in M.E. Related: Humbly; humbleness. Don t be so … Etymology dictionary
Humble — This is an English surname but one which probably has some French antecedents. Recorded in the spellings of Humble, Humbles, Humbell, Homble, and possible others, there are two known origins. The first is that it may be a nickname for a religious … Surnames reference
birth — /bɜθ / (say berth) noun 1. the act of bringing forth young; parturition. 2. the fact of being born: the day of his birth. 3. lineage; extraction; descent: of Grecian birth. 4. supposedly natural heritage: a musician by birth. 5. that which is… …
humble — adj 1. modest, unpretentious, unpretending, unpresuming, free from pride, without arrogance, unostentatious, reserved, restrained. 2. meek, mild, submissive, obsequious, servile, subservient, subsidiary, slavish, broken in spirit, unambitious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Derek Humble — (March 1930 22 February 1971) was an English jazz alto saxophonist. Humble was born at Livingston, Durham, England and played professionally from his teenage years. He was working with Kathy Stobart by 1950 and played with Vic Lewis in 1951 and… … Wikipedia
Kate Humble — Infobox Celebrity name = Kate Humble imagesize = 250px caption = Kate Humble on the Springwatch farm birth date = Birth date and age|1968|12|12|df=yes birth place = Wimbledon, Greater London, England flagicon|England bust = 32D death date = death … Wikipedia
Joan Humble — Infobox MP honorific prefix = name = Jovanka (Joan) Humble honorific suffix =MP constituency MP = Blackpool North and Fleetwood parliament = majority = 5,062 (11.7%) predecessor = new constituency successor = Incumbent term start = 1 May 1997… … Wikipedia
David Humble — is a retired male badminton player from Canada. Career Humble competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men s singles. He lost in the first round to Darren Hall, of Great Britain, 15 6, 15 4. References sports reference.com… … Wikipedia
