DERISION, n.
1. The act of laughing at in contempt.
2. Contempt manifested by laughter scorn.
I am in derision daily. Jeremiah 20 .
3. An object of derision or contempt a laughing-stock.
I was a derision to all my people. Lamentations 3 .
DERISION, n.
1. The act of laughing at in contempt.
2. Contempt manifested by laughter scorn.
I am in derision daily. Jeremiah 20 .
3. An object of derision or contempt a laughing-stock.
I was a derision to all my people. Lamentations 3 .
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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