humbird

HUM'BIRD HUM'BLE, adjective [Latin humilis.] 1. Low; opposed to high or lofty. Thy humble nest built on the ground. 2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage. A humble roof, and an obscure retreat. 3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud, haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4:1. Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation. HUM'BLE, verb transitive To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued. 1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte. 2. To mortify. 3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Peter 5:1. Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chronicles 32:1. 4. To make to condescend. He humbles himself to speak to them. 5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce. The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys. 6. To deprive of chastity. Deuteronomy 21:1. To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.