CERTAINTY, n.
1. A fixed or real state truth fact.
Know for a certainty, that the Lord your God will no more drive out these nations. Joshua 23 . Luke 1 .
2. Full assurance of mind exemption from doubt.
Certainty is the perception of the agreement or disagreement of our ideas.
3. Exemption from failure as the certainty of an event, or of the success of a medicine.
The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
4. Regularity settled state.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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