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effeminate

Meaning of “effeminate”

Womanish; delicate or soft in an unmanly manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
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First occurrence: 1 Corinthians 6:9

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1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 6:9 · retained source text

Know yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselues with mankinde,

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