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One expressing contempt
Answer for the clue "One expressing contempt ", 7 letters:
reviler
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n. one who reviles
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reviler \Re*vil"er\, n. One who reviles. --1. Cor. vi. 10.
Usage examples of reviler.
The direction of the entire government was rested in Appius through the favour of the commons, and he had assumed a demeanour so new, that from a severe and harsh reviler of the people, he became suddenly a protector of the commons, and a candidate for popular favour.
Here the pious artisan, kneeling before the cross, and lifting up his hands to heaven, humbly besought his Creator that he would compassionately look down upon earth, and for the glory and excellence of his name, as well as for the support and confirmation of the Christian faith, would lend assistance to his people in the accomplishment of the task imposed upon them, and thus manifest his power to the revilers of his law.