Bede
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /biːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bede is a noun meaning Prayer, request, supplication.
Meaning
Prayer, request, supplication.
More Meanings
- pray, offer, proffer
- request, demand, order, command, forbid
- proclaim, declare
- present, counsel, advise, rede, exhort
Example Sentences
By Allah thy bede is good indeed and right is thy rede!
Or doe they use their Bedes alone to finde That tale of Paters which they seldome minde?
Towards a rude hermitage he made To fetch the priest unto his need, To bury her and say her bede
Thus originated the alms-(or bede-) houses so frequently met with in the retired villages of England.
Word Forms
- bedes
- beding
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bene, bead, bedde, beseeching, deprecation, rogation.
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