KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

CARE, noun

1. Concern; anxiety; solicitude; nothing some degree of pain in the mind, from apprehension of evil.

They shall eat bread by weight and with care Ezekiel 4:16.

2. Caution; a looking to; regard; attention, or heed, with a view to safety or protection, as in the phrase, take care of yourself.

A want of care does more damage than a want of knowledge.

3. Charge or oversight, implying concern for safety and prosperity; as, he was under the care of a physician.

That which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 2 Corinthians 6:1.

4. The object of care or watchful regard and attention; as, Is she thy care?

CARE, verb transitive

1. To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned about.

Master, carest thou not that we perish? Mark 4:19.

2. To be inclined or disposed; to have regard to; with for before a noun, and to before a verb. Not caring to observe the wind. Great masters in painting never care for drawing people in the fashion. In this sense the word implies a less degree of concern. The different degrees of anxiety expressed by this word constitute the chief differences in its signification or applications.

General references
Psalms 39:6; Psalms 127:2; Ecclesiastes 4:8; Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:27; Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:19; Luke 8:14; Luke 14:18-20; Luke 21:34; 1 Corinthians 7:32-33; Philippians 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:4
Carnal Mindedness; Riches; Worldliness

Remedy for
Psalms 37:5; Psalms 55:22; Proverbs 16:3; Jeremiah 17:7-8; Matthew 6:26-34; Luke 12:22-32; Philippians 4:6-7; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Peter 5:6-7

Instances of:

Martha
Luke 10:40-41

Certain persons who desired to follow Jesus
Matthew 9:21; Luke 9:57-62
Rich, The

bald; ice

See Kareah
Kareah

(bald head), father of Johanan, (2 Kings 25:23) elsewhere spelt KAREAH.

CARE-CRAZED, adjective [care and craze.] Broken or disordered by care, or solicitude; as a care-crazed mother.

CARE-DEFYING, adjective Bidding defiance to care.

CARE-DEFYING, adjective Bidding defiance to care.

CAREEN, verb transitive In sea language, to heave or bring a ship to lie on one side, for the purpose of calking, repairing, cleansing, or paying over with pitch, the other side.

CAREEN, verb intransitive To incline to one side, as a ship under a press of sail.

CAREENED, participle passive Laid on one side; inclined.

CAREENING, participle present tense Heaving down on one side; inclining.

CAREENING, noun The act of heaving down on one side, as a ship.

CAREER, noun

1. A course; a race, or running; a rapid running; speed in motion.

2. General course of action or movement; procedure; course of proceeding.

Continue and proceed in honors fair career

3. The ground on which a race is run.

4. In the manege, a place inclosed with a barrier, in which they run the ring.

5. In falconry, a flight or tour of the hawk, about 120 yards.

CAREER, verb intransitive To move or run rapidly.

When a ship is decked out in all her canvas, every sail swelled, and careering gayly over the curling waves, how lofty, how gallant she appears!

CAREERING, participle passive Running or moving with speed.

CAREFUL, adjective [See Care.]

1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. Luke 10:41.

2. Provident; attentive to support and protect; with of or for.

Thou hast been careful for us with all care. 2 Kings 4:13.

What could a careful father more have done. Dryden.

In present usage careful is generally followed by of; as, careful of health.

3. Watchful; cautious; giving good heed; as, be careful to maintain good works; be careful of your conversation.

4. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety or trouble; full of cares.

Raised to a careful height.

CAREFULLY, adverb

1. With care, anxiety, or solicitude.

Though he sought it carefully with tears. Hebrews 12:17.

2. Heedfully; watchfully; attentively; as, consider these precepts carefully

If thou carefully hearken to the Lord. Deuteronomy 9:1.

3. In a manner that shows care.

Envy, how carefully does it look. Collier.

4. Providently; cautiously..

CAREFULNESS, noun

1. Anxiety; solicitude.

Drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness Ezekiel 12:18.

2. Heedfulness; caution; vigilance, in guarding against evil, and providing for safety.

CARELESS, adjective [care and less. See Loose.]

1. Having no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful; followed by of or about; as a careless mother; a mother careless of or about her children, is an unnatural parent.

2. Free from care or anxiety; whence, undisturbed; cheerful.

Thus wisely careless innocently gay.

3. Done or said without care; unconsidered; as a careless throw; a careless expression.

4. Not regarding with care; unmoved by; unconcerned for; as, careless of money; careless of consequences.

5. Contrived without art.

CARELESSLY, adverb In a careless manner or way; negligently; heedlessly; inattentively; without care or concern.

CARELESSNESS, noun Heedlessness; inattention; negligence; manner without care.

CARENTANE, noun A papal indulgence, multiplying the remission of penance by forties.

CARESS, verb transitive To treat with fondness, affection, or kindness; to fondle; to embrace with tender affection; as a parent a child.

CARESS, noun An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing with tenderness; as conjugal caresses.

CARESSED, participle passive Treated or embraced with affection.

CARESSING, participle present tense Treating with endearment, or affection.

CARET, noun In writing, this mark ^, which shows that something, omitted in the line, is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, and should be read in that place.

CARE-TUNED, adjective Tuned by care; mournful.

CARE-WOUNDED, adjective Wounded with care.