Trifling
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trifle.

2. (a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair.

Strong's Hebrew
7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... 7042, 7043. qalal. 7044 . to be slight, swift or trifling. Transliteration:
qalal Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-lal') Short Definition: cursed. Word Origin a prim ...
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How Vain and Trifling are the Interpretations of the Stoics ...
... xiii."how vain and trifling are the interpretations of the stoics respecting the
gods, and in them concerning the origin of jupiter, concerning saturn and Ops ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xiii how vain and trifling.htm

Sins which Appear Very Trifling, are Sometimes in Reality Very ...
... Chapter 79."Sins Which Appear Very Trifling, are Sometimes in Reality
Very Serious. Again, there are some sins which would be ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 79 sins which appear very.htm

How Trifling Therefore to Say no Worse of it is that Learning...
... Address 135: How trifling therefore to say no worse of it is that learning?
How trifling therefore (to say no worse of it) is ...
/.../address 135 0 0 how trifling therefore.htm

Moreover, the Sophists are Guilty of the Merest Trifling when they ...
... Of Prayer. John Calvin Chapter 20 Moreover, the Sophists are guilty of the
merest trifling when they allege that Christ is? Moreover ...
/.../of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 20 moreover the sophists.htm

The Moon's Increase and Wane; the Manich??an Trifling Respecting ...
... Chapter IV."The Moon's Increase and Wane; The Manich??an Trifling Respecting It;
Their Dreams About Man and Christ; Their Foolish System of Abstinence. ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/chapter iv the moons increase and.htm

The Image of Matter in the Sun, after which Man is Formed ...
... Chapter XXIII."The Image of Matter in the Sun, After Which Man is Formed; Trifling
Fancies; It is a Mere Fancy, Too, that Man Is Formed from Matter; Man is ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/chapter xxiii the image of matter.htm

How Wrong it is Considered for any one to Say that Anything ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XIII. How wrong it is considered for any one to say
that anything, however trifling, is his own. Among their ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiii how wrong it.htm

Of those who Having Made Light of Great Things Busy Themselves ...
... to those things which cannot altogether be cut off, and which we cannot do without
in this state of life, even though they are small and trifling things; so ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxi of those who.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xi. 39, "Now do Ye Pharisees ...
... Not wheat only, but wine, and oil; nor this only, but even the most trifling things,
cummin, rue, mint, and anise, [3386] in obedience to God's precept, they ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lvi on the words.htm

Further Reasons for Practising Patience. Its Connection with the ...
... Wide and diffusive is the Evil One's operation, hurling manifold irritations of
our spirit, and sometimes trifling ones, sometimes very great. ...
/.../tertullian/of patience/chapter xi further reasons for practising.htm

Thesaurus
Trifling (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trifle. 2. (a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial;
paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair. ...Trifling (1 Occurrence). ...
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Frivolous (4 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially
in trifling matters. Multi-Version Concordance Frivolous (4 Occurrences). ...
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Trivial (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; of little
worth. 2. (a.) Found anywhere; common. 3. (a.) of little ...
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Light (2869 Occurrences)
... 34. (superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling
considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a ...
/l/light.htm - 31k

Vanity (100 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or unsubstantial;
fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of no good; empty ...
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Vain (141 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion
of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up ...
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Nice (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak;
effeminate. 2. (superl.) of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. ...
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Levity (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Frivolity; inappropriate lack of gravity and
seriousness in deportment or character; trifling gayety; sportiveness; vanity. ...
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Fling (5 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. 10. (n.) A trifling matter; an
object of contempt. Multi-Version Concordance Fling (5 Occurrences). ...
/f/fling.htm - 9k

Fond (6 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Doted on; regarded with affection. 7. (superl.) Trifling; valued by
folly; trivial. 8. (vt) To caress; to fondle. 9. (vi) To be fond; to dote. ...
/f/fond.htm - 8k

Resources
How and when should we overlook an offense (Proverbs 19:11)? | GotQuestions.org

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Trifling: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Trifling (1 Occurrence)

Nehemiah 9:32
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keep covenant and loving kindness, don't let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
(See NIV)

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