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render unto Caesar

render unto Caesar verb: to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.

Verb

render unto Caesar (third-person singular simple present renders unto Caesar, present participle rendering unto Caesar, simple past and past participle rendered unto Caesar)

  1. (idiomatic) To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.
    • [S]he . . . made a note to suggest that her client ease some of the last quarter's profits into tax-free bonds. Render unto Caesar, sure, she thought, but not one damn penny more than necessary.1997, Nora Roberts, Holding the Dream, →ISBN
    • Still, the ideal solution, I think, would be to render unto Caesar an affirmation of flag and country but to keep God in our hearts.2002 July 1, Lance Morrow, “God Knows What the Court Was Thinking”, in Time, retrieved 01 Jul 2016

render unto Caesar meaning in Hindi

render unto Caesar in Hindi

to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
जो क़ैसर का है, उसे क़ैसर को दो jo qaisar kā hai, use qaisar ko do

Forms of render unto Caesar

third-person singular presentrenders unto Caesar
present participlerendering unto Caesar
past participlerendered unto Caesar
pastrendered unto Caesar

Origin of render unto Caesar

From the Holy Bible (Matthew, 22:21): Then he said to them, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” (KJV; spelling modernized)

Questions about render unto Caesar

What does render unto Caesar mean?
Render unto Caesar means to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.
What is render unto Caesar in Hindi?
Render unto Caesar in Hindi is जो क़ैसर का है, उसे क़ैसर को दो (jo qaisar kā hai, use qaisar ko do). See Render unto Caesar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is render unto Caesar?
Render unto Caesar is a verb.
What is the past tense of render unto Caesar?
The past tense of render unto Caesar is rendered unto Caesar.

Words near render unto Caesar in the dictionary

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  3. render
  4. render down
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  6. render unto Caesar
  7. render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
  8. render'd
  9. renderability
  10. renderable
  11. renderables

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