Bible Encyclopedia: Tyrannical

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Strong's Hebrew

3238. yanah -- to oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress
... do him wrong (1), mistreat (2), oppress (3), oppresses (1), oppressing (1), oppressor
(2), oppressors (1), subdue (1), thrusting (1), tyrannical (1), wrong (3 ...
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6184. arits -- awe-inspiring, terror-striking
... From arats; fearful, ie Powerful or tyrannical -- mighty, oppressor, in great power,
strong, terrible, violent. see HEBREW arats. 6183, 6184. arits. 6185 . ...
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Library

The Fraud, Pride, and Tyrannical Kingdom of Antichrist, as ...
... Against Heresies: Book V Chapter XXV."The fraud, pride, and tyrannical
kingdom of Antichrist, as described by Daniel and Paul. ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxv the fraud pride and.htm

In Order that He Might not be Thought Tyrannical, Julian Proceeds ...
... Book V. Chapter XVII."In Order that he might not be thought Tyrannical, Julian proceeds
artfully against the Christians. Abolition of the Sign of the Cross. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xvii in order that he.htm

Book 15 Footnotes
... See a full account of this expedition in Prideaux, at the years 23 and 24. [17]
One may here take notice, that how tyrannical and extravagant soever Herod were ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 15 footnotes.htm

Moreover, --To Touch Briefly Some of the More Recondite Topics ...
... and powers, triumphing over them in Himself." Those rulers, then, whom God had set
over mankind, having become contumacious and tyrannical, took in hand to ...
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Therefore if Haply, which Whether it Can Take Place...
... Nor will the wrongfulness of a tyrannical rebellion deserve praise, if the tyrant
treat his subjects with royal clemency: nor will the order of royal power ...
/.../augustine/on the good of marriage/section 16 therefore if haply.htm

Scripture and Human Traditions
... subjected to examination;" for they have never been placed beyond the hazard of
being called in doubt, nor can they be so placed.5. It is tyrannical and popish ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/scripture and human traditions.htm

Whether Sedition is Always a Mortal Sin?
... all. Therefore sedition can be also. Objection 3: Further, it is praiseworthy
to deliver a multitude from a tyrannical rule. Yet ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether sedition is always a.htm

Whether an Effect of Law is to Make Men Good?
... Therefore it is not the business of the law to make men good. Objection 4: Further,
some laws are tyrannical, as the Philosopher says (Polit. ...
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Concerning the Sacrament of Penance
... Thus they say not a word about the saving faith of the people, but talk largely
of the tyrannical power of the pontiffs; whereas Christ's words do not deal at ...
/.../first principles of the reformation/concerning the sacrament of penance.htm

Appendix.
... With those who were employed as the willing and honoured instruments of emancipating
the Church from the tyrannical restraints under which she so long groaned ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Unjustly severe in government; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical leader; tyrannical government.

Thesaurus

Tyrannical (2 Occurrences)
... (a.) Unjustly severe in government; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a
tyrannical leader; tyrannical government. ...Tyrannical (2 Occurrences). ...
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Tyrannize (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vt) To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to
oppress. Multi-Version Concordance Tyrannize (1 Occurrence). ...
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Oppressive (6 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands. 3.
(a.) Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe. ...
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Overbearing (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Overpowering; subduing; repressing. 2. (a.) Aggressively haughty; arrogant;
domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Lacks (27 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Proverbs 28:16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates
ill-gotten gain will have long days. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Ill-gotten (4 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Proverbs 28:16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates
ill-gotten gain will have long days. (WEB). Micah 4:13 Up! ...
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Types (2 Occurrences)

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Terrible (90 Occurrences)
... ter'-ib'l, ter'-er (yare', "to be feared," "reverenced," arits, "powerful,"
"tyrannical," 'ayom, "aweinspiring," chittith "terror," ballahah, "a worn-out or ...
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Tyrant (2 Occurrences)
... tyrant bird. 4. (vi) To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical.
Multi-Version Concordance Tyrant (2 Occurrences). Isaiah ...
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Terror (137 Occurrences)
... ter'-ib'l, ter'-er (yare', "to be feared," "reverenced," arits, "powerful,"
"tyrannical," 'ayom, "aweinspiring," chittith "terror," ballahah, "a worn-out or ...
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Bible Concordance

Tyrannical (2 Occurrences)

Proverbs 28:16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
(WEB NIV)

Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Tyrannical

Related Terms

Tyrannize (1 Occurrence)

Oppressive (6 Occurrences)

Overbearing (7 Occurrences)

Lacks (27 Occurrences)

Ill-gotten (4 Occurrences)