Multitude
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Multitude is a noun meaning A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
Meaning
A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
More Meanings
- The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.
Example Sentences
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil
Do I contradict myself? / Very well then I contradict myself, / (I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Along with its natural protectors and guardians, learning will be caſt into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a ſwiniſh multitude.
A torrential rain poured down from the floodgates of the angry heavens upon the bared heads of the assembled multitude which numbered at the lowest computation five hundred thousand persons.
Word Forms
- multitudes
Synonyms for multitude
Depending on context, synonyms include crowd, concourse, throng, mass, battalion, pack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mass, masses, people, throng, battalion, pack.
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