speak+evil+of

  • 71Psalms 109 — 1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 72Acts 23 — 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 73malign — [mə līn′] vt. [ME malignen < OFr malignier, to plot, deceive < LL malignare < LL malignus, wicked, malicious < male, ill (see MAL ) + base of genus, born: see GENUS] to speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce adj. 1. showing ill will; …

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  • 74maledicent — |malə|dīsənt adjective Etymology: Latin maledicent , maledicens, present participle of maledicere to speak evil 1. archaic : addicted to speaking evil 2. archaic : slanderous …

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  • 75malediction — noun Etymology: Middle English malediccioun, from Late Latin malediction , maledictio, from maledicere to curse, from Latin, to speak evil of, from male badly + dicere to speak, say more at mal , diction Date: 14th century curse, execration •… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 76Disciples of Confucius — Sima Qian has Confucius saying: The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy seven individuals. They were all scholars of extraordinary ability. The common saying is, that the disciples of the… …

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  • 77Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) —     Congregation of Priests of the Mission     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Congregation of Priests of the Mission     A congregation of secular priests with religious vows founded by St. Vincent de Paul. The members add the letters C.M. to their… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 78yfelcwedolian — wv/i2 to speak evil, to speak ill of, curse …

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  • 79misspeak —    to lie    Originally, to speak evil or to speak incorrectly.    One of Richard Nixon s Watergate contributions to linguistics:     ... do they bar him for his misspeakings , or do they just take over and appoint someone else as candidate?… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 80asperse — v 1. slander, libel, traduce, calumniate, falsify, accuse falsely, misrepresent, belie, impute, insinuate; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, cast aspersions, attack; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch, besmirch, soil,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder