Condign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈdʌɪn/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Condign is an adjective meaning Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.
Meaning
Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment.
Example Sentences
Consider, then, who is your best friend: he that would have brought him to condign punishment, or he that has saved him?
Vnlesse it were a bloody Murtherer, Or foule felonious Theefe, that fleec'd poore passengers, I neuer gaue them condigne punishment.
Pooh-bah. […] And so, / Although / I wish to go, / And greatly pine / To brightly shine, / And take the line / Of a hero fine, / With grief condign / I must decline—
For a Christian, no Beyond is acceptable or imaginable without the participation of God in our eternal destiny, and this in turn implies a condign punishment for every sin, great and small.
Synonyms for condign
Depending on context, synonyms include just.
Antonyms for condign
Common opposites include excessive, inappropriate, undeserved.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include condemnatory, condonative, damning, condemned, sentencing, damnatory.
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