Bible Encyclopedia: Scrupulous

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Of the Most Bitter Kind of Scrupulosity Touching Confession. ...
... 12, 13. The great harm proceeding from scrupulous examinations and confessions. ... 14,
15. A form of examination of conscience proper for many scrupulous souls. ...
/.../chapter xi of the most.htm

Petty Dishonesty.
... cheating. I. Abraham was a very scrupulous man. In all his dealings he was
perfectly just and honourable. ... no! he was far too scrupulous. ...
/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/xlvi petty dishonesty.htm

Leviticus
... subordinate part played by ethical considerations in this priestly manual, it is
only fair to remember that the hymn-book used by these scrupulous ministers of ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/leviticus.htm

The Worthy Communicant
... religion. He was really a religious man in his own way, scrupulous, and
over-scrupulous to perform every duty to the letter. He ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon xxxvii the worthy communicant.htm

The Limits of Liberty
... The two opinions on the point represented two tendencies of mind, which
always exist; one more scrupulous, and one more liberal. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the limits of liberty.htm

Of Scrupulosities About External Duties, as the Office, Fasting...
... the whole, is not valuable; 4. that none are obliged to repetition for want of
attention, or for not exact pronunciation, &c.; 5. that scrupulous souls being ...
/.../chapter x of scrupulosities about.htm

The Historical Situation
... The Pharisees constituted a fraternity devoted to the scrupulous observance
of law and tradition in all the concerns of daily life. ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/i the historical situation.htm

Christ Before Pilate.
... Though the rulers could trample the law of justice to the earth, they were
scrupulous in observing the ceremonial law. (John 18:28). 28. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/christ before pilate.htm

Titus i. 14-Dec
... But if they who are scrupulous about meats are not sound, but are sick and weak;
for, "Them that are weak," he says, "receive ye, but not to doubtful ...
/.../homily iii titus i 14-dec.htm

On Confession
... General confession is hurtful to scrupulous persons. Scrupulous persons
are those who think almost everything they do is a sin. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 19 on confession.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Careful; conscientious; moral; as, a scrupulous performance of duties.

2. (a.) Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong.

3. (a.) Given to making objections; captious.

4. (a.) Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice.

Thesaurus

Scrupulous (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Careful; conscientious; moral; as, a scrupulous
performance of duties. ... Multi-Version Concordance Scrupulous (1 Occurrence). ...
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Superstitious (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) Evincing superstition; over scrupulous and rigid in religious observances;
addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to ...
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Strait (14 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Close; intimate; near; familiar. 5. (superl.) Strict; scrupulous;
rigorous. 6. (superl.) Difficult; distressful; straited. ...
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Rome (12 Occurrences)
... The stream of gold which found its way from the provinces to Rome was a bait to
attract the cupidity of the less scrupulous senators, and led to the growth of ...
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Nice (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (superl.) of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. 3. (superl.) Over scrupulous
or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters. ...
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Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not scrupulous; unprincipled. Multi-Version
Concordance Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences). Acts 13:10 said ...
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Intensely (9 Occurrences)
... loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means
scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say! (WEY). Galatians ...
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Entrapped (2 Occurrences)
... be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means
scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say! (WEY). 2 Timothy ...
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Dainty (7 Occurrences)
... 7. (superl.) Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish;
scrupulous; ceremonious. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Delicate (32 Occurrences)
... 8. (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said
of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions ...
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Bible Concordance

Scrupulous (1 Occurrence)

2 Corinthians 12:16 If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!
(WEY)

Subtopics

Scrupulous

Related Terms

Superstitious (1 Occurrence)

Strait (14 Occurrences)

Rome (12 Occurrences)

Nice (1 Occurrence)

Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences)

Intensely (9 Occurrences)

Entrapped (2 Occurrences)

Dainty (7 Occurrences)

Delicate (32 Occurrences)