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Webster 1913 Edition
Beneath
Be-neath′
,p
rep.
[OE.
benethe
, bineoðen
, AS. beneoðan
, benyðan
; pref. be-
+ neoðan
, nyðan
, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether
. See Nether
.] 1.
Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
“Beneath the mount.” Ex. xxxii. 19.
Beneath
a rude and nameless stone he lies. Pope.
2.
Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens.
Our country sinks
beneath
the yoke. Shakespeare
3.
Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than;
as, brutes are
. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. beneath
man; man is beneath
angels in the scale of beingsHe will do nothing that is
beneath
his high station. Atterbury.
Be-neath′
,adv.
1.
In a lower place; underneath.
The earth you take from
beneath
will be barren. Mortimer.
2.
Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position;
as, in earth
. beneath
Webster 1828 Edition
Beneath
BENE'ATH
, prep.1.
Under; lower in place, with something directly over or on, as to place a cushion beneath one; often with the sense of pressure or oppression, as to sink beneath a burden, in a literal sense.2.
Under, in a figurative sense; bearing heavy impositions, as taxes, or oppressive government. Our country sinks beneath the yoke.
3.
Lower in rank, dignity or excellence;as, brutes are beneath man;; man is beneath angels, in the seale of beings.4.
Unworthy of; unbecoming; not equal to; as, he will do nothing beneath his station or character.BENE'ATH
,adv.
1.
Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region; as, in heaven above, or in earth beneath.