High-sounding
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None Greater than John the Baptist, Yet. . .
... "Mighty man of valour!" At first there is an apparent incongruity between this
high-sounding salutation and the bearing of the man to whom it was addressed. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xii none greater than john.htm

Regeneration
... Suppose he says, "I will change my name, I will take up the name of an Englishman;
I have been called by my high-sounding title among the Sioux; I have been ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/regeneration.htm

The Epistle to the Philippians.
... After that event it had the rank of a Roman military colony, with the high-sounding
title, "Colonia Augusta Julia Philippensis." [1177] Hence its mixed ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 97 the epistle to.htm

Joshua was a Figure of Christ.
... discussion as to why one a' was added to Abraham's first name; and as to why one
r' was added to Sarah's name, you use similar high-sounding disputations. ...
/.../chapter cxiii joshua was a figure.htm

What a Grossness of Ignorance, Both of Man and his Savior...
... will live in daily transports at the enormous {See Milton's Enormous Bliss.} sublime
of a Milton, flying thither on the unfeathered wings of high sounding words ...
/.../address 108 0 0 what a grossness.htm

A Contemplation of the Divine Utterance which Said --"Let us Make ...
... Those who bestow on human nature such praise as this by a high-sounding name, forget
that they are dignifying man with the attributes of the gnat and the mouse ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/xvi a contemplation of the.htm

Monoimus; Man the Universe, According to Monoimus; his System of ...
... of the Monad. Monoïmus [928] the Arabian was far removed from the glory
of the high-sounding poet. (For Monoïmus) supposes that ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter v monoimus man the universe.htm

Relations of John to the People, and to the Narrower Circle of his ...
... He gave them no vague and high-sounding words, but adapted his instructions
with minute care to their special condition and circumstances. ...
/.../section 37 relations of john.htm

The Teaching of the Elders on the Method of Acquiring Purity.
... in which they hand it down, the opinion of the Fathers; viz., of those who have
not painted the way of perfection and its character in high-sounding words, but ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiii the teaching of.htm

The Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in ...
... loss. It is certain that, being a high sounding term, it can only obscure
the grace of God, and inspire men with pernicious pride. ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 15 the boasted merit.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(a.) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
Thesaurus
High-sounding (5 Occurrences)
High-sounding. High-priestly, High-sounding. Hight . Noah Webster's Dictionary
(a.) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles. ...
/h/high-sounding.htm - 8k

Using (88 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after
evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the ...
/u/using.htm - 31k

Vaunt (5 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Isaiah 10:15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is
using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? ...
/v/vaunt.htm - 8k

Uses (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Isaiah 10:15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using
it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? ...
/u/uses.htm - 10k

Loud-sounding (8 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Psalms 150:5 Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with highsounding
cymbals. (See JPS). Loudness, Loud-sounding. Loud-tongued . Reference Bible
/l/loud-sounding.htm - 8k

Wields (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 10:15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or
the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? ...
/w/wields.htm - 7k

Respecting (4 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after
evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the ...
/r/respecting.htm - 7k

Pleasures (18 Occurrences)
... Jude 1:16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after
evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the ...
/p/pleasures.htm - 11k

Brandish (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 10:15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or
the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? ...
/b/brandish.htm - 8k

Cymbals (15 Occurrences)
... of brass one held in each hand, which were clashed together to produce a loud clanging
sound; castanets; "loud cymbals." "Highsounding cymbals" consisted of ...
/c/cymbals.htm - 13k

Bible Concordance
High-sounding (5 Occurrences)

2 Peter 2:18 For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
(BBE)

Jude 1:16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
(BBE)

Psalms 150:5 Give him praise with the loud brass: give him praise with the high-sounding brass.
(BBE)

Isaiah 10:15 Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 48:30 I have knowledge of his wrath, says the Lord, that it is nothing; his high-sounding words have done nothing.
(BBE)

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Pleasures (18 Occurrences)

Brandish (4 Occurrences)

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