æsteem

A form of esteem — Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

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Meanings

nounæsteem (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of esteem.
verbæsteem (third-person singular simple present æsteems, present participle æsteeming, simple past and past participle æsteemed)

present singular third person æsteems · participle present æsteeming · participle past æsteemed · past æsteemed

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of esteem.

    1582, Robert Persons, S.J., The First Booke of the Christian Exercise, appertayning to Resolution; quoted in:

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    A pious assertion that there was no earthly reason for Jesus to lower himself to become man elicits the patronising remark: ‘although God hath given to this our Author a very good gift in persuading to godlines of life (for which we have to æsteem of him accordingly:) yet hath he not given him therwithal so ful a knowlege of the mysterie of our redemption in Christ’ (p. 189).

    1998, Victor Houliston [ed.], The Christian Directory (1582), introduction, page xxvi (BRILL; →ISBN, 9789004110090)
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APA

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