Partial
Bible Usage:
- partial used twice.
- First Reference: Malachi 2:9
- Last Reference: James 2:4
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
P'ARTIAL, adjective [Latin pars.]
1. Biased to one party; inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more than the other; not indifferent. It is important to justice that a judge should not be partial
Self-love will make men partial to themselves and friends.
2. Inclined to favor without reason. Authors are partial to their wit, and critics to their judgment.
3. Affecting a part only; not general or universal; not total. It has been much disputed whether the deluge was partial or total.
All partial evil, universal good.
4. More strongly inclined to one thing than to others. [Colloquial.]
5. In botany, subordinate; applied to subdivisions; as a partial umbel or umbellicle; a partial peduncle. A partial involucre is placed at the foot of a partial umbel.
P'ARTIALIST, noun One who is partial. [Unusual.]
Among brethren forbidden
1 Timothy 5:21
Of parents for particular children
Parents
Its effect on other children
Genesis 37:4
PARTIALITY, noun parshal'ity. Inclination to favor one party or one side of a question more than the other; an undue bias of mind towards one party or side, which is apt to warp the judgment. partiality springs from the will and affections, rather than from a love of truth and justice.
1. A stronger inclination to one thing than to others; as a partiality for poetry or painting; a colloquial use.
P'ARTIALIZE, verb transitive To render partial. [Not used.]
P'ARTIALLY, adverb With undue bias of mind to one party or side; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially
1. In part; not totally; as, the story may be partially true; the body may be partially affected with disease; the sun and moon are often partially eclipsed.
Bible Usage:
- partial used twice.
- First Reference: Malachi 2:9
- Last Reference: James 2:4
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance: