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# condescension

noun

«condescension» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

David praises God for bending down to him with gentle care, so that his greatness comes from God's humility.

**Interpretation.** The tradition notes that God is high yet cares for the lowly, and teaches humility as a trait to copy; the Hebrew can also be read as God's "answering" or "humbleness."

### Meaning

Here it means kindly gentleness or lowering oneself, not looking down on others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condescension/#m1)

### Examples

- Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great. (Prophets 2SA.22.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condescension/#x1)
- Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great. (Writings PSA.18.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condescension/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «condescension» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/condescension/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«condescension» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/condescension.html) on Mova free.