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Strong's Hebrew

7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... thing (1), small a thing (1), superficially (2), swift (1), swifter (5), treat us
with contempt (1), treated (1), treated and lightly (1), trivial (1), trivial ...
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Library

What Sins are Trivial and what Heinous is a Matter for God's ...
... Chapter 78."What Sins are Trivial and What Heinous is a Matter for God's
Judgment. Now, what sins are trivial and what heinous ...
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Sins, However Great and Detestable, Seem Trivial when we are ...
... Chapter 80."Sins, However Great and Detestable, Seem Trivial When We are
Accustomed to Them. Add to this, that sins, however great ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 80 sins however great and.htm

The Daily Prayer of the Believer Makes Satisfaction for the ...
... Chapter 71."The Daily Prayer of the Believer Makes Satisfaction for the
Trivial Sins that Daily Stain His Life. Now the daily ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 71 the daily prayer of.htm

But Why do I Speak of These Trivial Things? the Immortal Gods ...
... Book II. 70 But why do I speak of these trivial things? The immortal gods
themselves� But why do I speak of these trivial things? ...
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Whether God Provides for all Things Directly
... directly. 3. Again, Augustine says [Enchirid.17): "it is better not to know
some things than to know them," eg, trivial things. The ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article three whether god provides.htm

The Weight of Sand
... importance of trifles. If trivial acts are unimportant, what signifies the
life of man? For ninety-nine and a half per cent. of every ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the weight of sand.htm

Monotony and Crises
... after that, in all probability. 'The trivial round, the common task' make
up by far the largest percentage of our lives. It is as in ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/monotony and crises.htm

The Ideal Devout Life
... The monotony of trivial, constantly recurring doings, the fluctuations in the
thermometer of our own spirits; the stiff bits of road that we have all to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the ideal devout life.htm

The Early Years of Jesus
... pious imagination to write the story of the youth of Jesus, and the account of the
nativity and its antecedents fares as ill, being pitifully trivial where it ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/v the early years of.htm

The Enchiridion
... Changed. Chapter 71.--The Daily Prayer of the Believer Makes Satisfaction
for the Trivial Sins that Daily Stain His Life. Chapter ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; of little worth.

2. (a.) Found anywhere; common.

3. (a.) of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair.

4. (a.) of or pertaining to the trivium.

5. (n.) One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.

Thesaurus

Trivial (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry;
as, a trivial subject or affair. ...Trivial (3 Occurrences). ...
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Trifle (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A thing of very little value or importance;
a paltry, or trivial, affair. 2. (n.) A dish composed ...
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Triune

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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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Insect (6 Occurrences)
... In a wider sense, the word is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.
4. (n.) Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing. ...
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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. ...
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Frivolous (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Trivial; of little weight or importance;
slight; as, a frivolous argument. 2. (a.) Given to trifling ...
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Form (153 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or
conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form. ...
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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. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Troad (3 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Trivial (3 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 6:2 Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
(See RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 18:23 Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, "Does it seems to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?"
(See NAS)

1 Kings 16:31 It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Trifle (2 Occurrences)

Triune

Nice (1 Occurrence)

Insect (6 Occurrences)

Fond (6 Occurrences)

Frivolous (4 Occurrences)

Form (153 Occurrences)

Trifling (1 Occurrence)

Troad (3 Occurrences)