wrath

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

WRATH, noun [Latin] 1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; as the wrath of Achilles. When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--Esther 2:1. O Lord--in wrath remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2. 2. The effects of anger. Proverbs 27:3. 3. The just punishment of an offense or crime. Romans 8:1. Gods wrath in Scripture, is his holy and just indignation against sin. Romans 1:18.
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