morient
morient adjective: dying, moribund.
Adjective
morient (comparative more morient, superlative most morient)
- Dying, moribund.
- Former ages have ſeen Antichriſt Naſcent, when the Biſhop of Rome firſt uſurped authority over all the Churches; Antichriſt Creſcent, when he began to maintain the doctrine of adoring Images, and praying to Saints departed; Antichriſt Regnant, when he exalted himſelf above Kings and Emperours...1659, John Arrowsmith, Armilla Catechetica. A Chain of Principles; Or, An Orderly Concatenation of Theological Aphorismes and Exercitations; Wherein, the Chief Heads of the Christian Religion Are...
- We are Cadent, if not Morient; we do not want for ſin; there is a Spirit of wickedneſs in the Land.1671, Thomas Watson, The Mischief of Sinne, It Brings a Person Low, London: […] Tho[mas] Parkhurst, […], pages 48–49
Examples of morient in a sentence
- Four babes, and morient two, the breath / Went in and out their pallid lips, ’twas all: / They moaned the loss of love they never knew / And hands they had not felt.1913, George Sigerson, The Saga of King Lir: A Sorrow of Story, Dublin; London: Maunsel and Company Ltd, page 8:
- Albert the good, the brave, the great, thy land / Lies at thy feet, a crushed and morient rose / Trampled and desecrated by thy foes.[1914], Annie Vivanti Chartres, “The Broken Rose”, in King Albert’s Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men...
- In one last fond embrace salute the Bambino of the Ara Coeli, the Christus of Michael Angelo, the morient Gaul, the Teresan Ecstasy, Canova’s Princess, the Ludovisi Juno.1929, Shane Leslie, The Anglo-Catholic: A Sequel to ‘The Cantab’, London: Chatto & Windus, page 227:
Forms of morient
| comparative | more morient |
|---|---|
| superlative | most morient |
Origin of morient
From Latin moriēns.
Questions about morient
- What does morient mean?
- Morient means dying, moribund.
- How do you use morient in a sentence?
- Four babes, and morient two, the breath / Went in and out their pallid lips, ’twas all: / They moaned the loss of love they never knew / And hands they had not felt.
- What part of speech is morient?
- Morient is an adjective.
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