KJV Dictionary Definition: esteem

esteem

ESTEE'M, v.t. L. estimo; Gr. to honor or esteem.

1. To set a value on, whether high or low; to estimate; to value.

Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation. Deut.32.

They that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Sam.2.

2. To prize; to set a high value on; to regard with reverence, respect or friendship. When our minds are not biased, we always esteem the industrious, the generous, the brave, the virtuous, and the learned.

Will he esteem thy riches? Job.36.

3. To hold in opinion; to repute; to think.

One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Rom.14.

4. To compare in value; to estimate by proportion. Little used.

ESTEE'M, n. Estimation; opinion or judgment of merit or demerit. This man is of no worth in my esteem.

1. High value or estimation; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.

Both those poets lived in much esteem with good and holy men in orders.

esteemable

ESTEE'MABLE, a. Worthy of esteem; estimable.

esteemed

ESTEE'MED, pp. Valued; estimated; highly valued or prized on account of worth; thought; held in opinion.

esteemer

ESTEE'MER, n. One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing.

A proud esteemer of his own parts.

esteeming

ESTEE'MING, ppr. Valuing; estimating; valuing highly; prizing; thinking; deeming.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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