Definitions
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- noun The state of being unblessed; wretchedness.
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- noun The state or condition of being
unblessed .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The fact that all her sisters are married, makes single unblessedness a reproach to her.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891 Various
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The experience of a repression of the God-consciousness is connected with external events in such a way. that they become evils, i.e., punishment of our sins, which is the experience of unblessedness.
The Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, "The Christian Faith" 1862-1929 1911
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And in the respect in which he is our representative -- i.e., in his feeling the sinfulness of others badness just in that respect he did not offer satisfaction, because those not yet in communion with him must feel their own unblessedness before they can enter into his communion, and because they will afterward share his sympathy for others.
The Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, "The Christian Faith" 1862-1929 1911
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It is as a member of the body of humanity, as a participant in its common life, that he is conscious of sin and unblessedness.
The Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, "The Christian Faith" 1862-1929 1911
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"Verily, may I ask to what I am to attribute this visit from individuals who, in this vale of unblessedness, are unknown to me."
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“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment (kolasin echei, is a feeling of estrangement from God, of unblessedness); he that feareth is not made perfect in love” [1 John iv,
Christian Ethics. Volume II.���Pure Ethics. 1819-1870 1873
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