leading

Definitions

1. Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
   uncountable
2. present participle and gerund of lead
3. An act by which one is led or guided.
4. Command of an army or military unit.
   archaic
5. Providing guidance or direction
6. Ranking first
7. Occurring in advance; preceding
8. An act by which one is led or guided

Equivalents

Examples

“It has been said that we ought not to force⟳ our way, but to wait⟳ for the openings, and leadings of Providence; but it might with equal propriety be answered in this case, neither ought we to neglect⟳ embracing those openings in providence which daily present⟳ themselves to us.”

“I do not affirm that what you see⟳ beyond is futile, I do not advise⟳ you to stop⟳, / I do not say⟳ leadings you thought great are not great, / But I say⟳ that none lead⟳ to greater than these lead⟳ to.”

“In his poetic method each writer followed the leadings of his own⟳ genius, without reference to common rules and standards; the individualism of the Revolutionary epoch asserted itself to the full.”

“Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face⟳ and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?”

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