Meaning of withsake | Babel Free

Definitions

To forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse.

obsolete, transitive

Examples

“Well! the king then openly declared to the priest and to them all, that he would firmly "withsake" and renounce idolatry, and receive the faith of Christ.”

“[...] as Christ did not withsake, a love not proceeding from God and referring all to him, which the Apostle here forbids.”

“[...] there appears a reference to the body "withsaking" the devil (G47), a clear indication that there was a time in the life of the body when it was not so thorough a sinner.”

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