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# stately

adjective (statelier, stateliest)

«stately» 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

Stately means grand, dignified and impressive, and often slow and calm in movement or appearance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stately/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a stately house, person or procession looks grand and important

### Examples

- The stately castle stood on the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stately/#x1)
- The swans glided across the lake in stately fashion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stately/#x2)
- A stately old lady sat in the chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stately/#x3)
- The pigs moved in stately rows across the yard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stately/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In Proverbs and the prophets it means grand and impressive in walk or appearance, often of kings or a mighty figure.

**Interpretation.** The proverb's four stately creatures are read as lessons about dignity and leadership, and Isaiah's stately figure is read as God coming in victory.

### Examples

- There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going: (Writings PRO.30.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stately/#x1)
- and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil. (Prophets EZK.23.41, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stately/#x2)
- This that is glorious in his apparel, stately in the greatness of his strength?' — 'I that speak in victory, mighty to save.' — (Prophets ISA.63.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stately/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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