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# presumptuous

adjective

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

## Everyday

Presumptuous means too bold, acting as if you have more right or skill than you have, and so rude or cheeky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumptuous/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a boastful or cheeky character who thinks too highly of himself

### Examples

- It was presumptuous of the boy to speak to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumptuous/#x1)
- Her presumptuous talk made everyone cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumptuous/#x2)
- The quill-pig was presumptuous to say he knew all the wolves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presumptuous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it means openly disobeying God's command. In the Psalms, "presumptuous sins" are proud, willful sins which the psalmist asks God to keep him from.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis teach that deliberate defiance is much more serious than accidental sin, and it was not covered by the usual sin-offering. The Psalm is read as a prayer to be kept from sins done on purpose.

### Examples

- So I spoke unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country. (Torah DEU.1.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/presumptuous/#x1)
- Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, that they may not have dominion over me; then shall I be faultless, and I shall be clear from great transgression. (Writings PSA.19.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/presumptuous/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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