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Webster 1913 Edition

Tribulation

Tribˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[OE.
tribulacium
, F.
tribulation
, L.
tribulatio
, from
tribulare
to press, afflict, fr.
tribulum
a thrashing sledge, akin to
terere
,
tritum
, to rub. See
Trite
.]
That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.
When
tribulation
or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Matt. xiii. 21.
In the world ye shall have
tribulation
.
John. xvi. 33.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tribulation

TRIBULA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. tribulo, to thrash, to beat.] Severe affliction; distresses of life; vexations. In Scripture, it often denotes the troubles and distresses which proceed from persecution.
When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, he is offended. Matt.13.
In the world ye shall have tribulation. John 16.

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