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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77719" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77719" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ἄνοια''''' ''' (Strong'S #454 — Noun [[Feminine]] — anoia — an'-oy-ah ) </div> <p> lit. signifies "without understanding" (a, negative, nous, "mind"); hence, "folly," or, rather, "senselessness," 2—Timothy 3:9; in Luke 6:11 it denotes violent or mad rage, "madness." See Madness. Cp. anoetos, "foolish." </p> 2—Corinthians 11:1 | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60336" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60336" /> == | ||
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== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19783" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19783" /> == | ||
<p> According to Mr. Locke, consists in the drawing of false conclusions from just principles, by which it is distinguished from madness, which draws just conclusions from false principles. But this seems too confined a definition. Folly, in its most general acceptation, denotes a weakness of intellect or apprehension, or some partial absurdity in sentiment or conduct. </p> <p> See | <p> According to Mr. Locke, consists in the drawing of false conclusions from just principles, by which it is distinguished from madness, which draws just conclusions from false principles. But this seems too confined a definition. Folly, in its most general acceptation, denotes a weakness of intellect or apprehension, or some partial absurdity in sentiment or conduct. </p> <p> See [[Evil, Sin]] </p> | ||
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