What does winnowing mean?
Winnowing means The act of separating chaff from grain..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act of separating chaff from grain..
If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted?
At first I tried to handle the seasonal winnowings with a large three-bin compost device.
Use winnowing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Winnowing means The act of separating chaff from grain..
Common synonyms include fanning, winnow, sifting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted?
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