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nonrevenge

nonrevenge noun: absence of revenge.

Noun

nonrevenge (uncountable)

  1. Absence of revenge.
    • In sum, the New Testament came to teach a principle of nonretaliation or nonrevenge (Matt. 26:50–52), […]2007, Frank K. Flinn, Encyclopedia of Catholicism, page 403

Origin of nonrevenge

From non- + revenge.

Questions about nonrevenge

What does nonrevenge mean?
Nonrevenge means absence of revenge.
What part of speech is nonrevenge?
Nonrevenge is a noun.

Words near nonrevenge in the dictionary

  1. nonrev
  2. nonrevaluation
  3. nonrevascularizable
  4. nonrevealing
  5. nonrevelation
  6. nonrevenge
  7. nonrevenue
  8. nonreversal
  9. nonreverse
  10. nonreversed
  11. nonreversible

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