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Synonyms for humbly

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for humbly

in a humble manner

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in a miserly manner

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Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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"In three days your friend the secretary will be directed to come to your house, and read before you the articles of impeachment; and then to signify the great lenity and favour of his majesty and council, whereby you are only condemned to the loss of your eyes, which his majesty does not question you will gratefully and humbly submit to; and twenty of his majesty's surgeons will attend, in order to see the operation well performed, by discharging very sharp-pointed arrows into the balls of your eyes, as you lie on the ground.
"I am very sure that you do, sir," the clerk answered humbly. "I quite see that my allusion was an error."
"I am much obliged to you, sir," he said humbly, "but you have made a mistake.
At length, however, I grasped the button, and, raising and straightening myself, stood humbly with clasped hands--looking a veritable fool!
"We come humbly to ask your majesty," replied Pelisson, upon whom emotion was fast gaining, "to permit us, without incurring the displeasure of your majesty, to lend to Madame Fouquet two thousand pistoles collected among the old friends of her husband, in order that the widow may not stand in need of the necessaries of life."
Then the grief which he began to share with others became gentle and holy, and he rose up once more, and walked up the steps to the altar, and while the tears flowed freely down his cheeks, knelt down humbly and hopefully, to lay down there his share of a burden which had proved itself too heavy for him to bear in his own strength.
however humbly, finding perhaps that our longing, while appearing to have ended, has gathered more force, an insistence that can no longer be denied." (Gunilla Norris, Inviting Silence, BlueBridge)
Therefore get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you
On the other hand, the wording of the document appears to allow that a chaste and modest homosexual, one who humbly accepts the moral doctrine of the Church on this topic, might be admitted to priestly ordination.
Please give us the grace to confess our sins and humbly ask your forgiveness.
This is a matter of concern and I humbly request concerned authorities including local police and district administration to act against dowry.
The students of Turbat humbly request the District Education Officer to provide a public library for girls in order to save their education in Turbat.
May I humbly add that mining, in whatever form or shape, is and will be most destructive to our Mother Earth, let alone the denuding of forest that results in floods and contributes heavily to climate change.
Trust God and humbly discover His uplifting powerful grace
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Do justice, love goodness, and walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8).