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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To feel lack of confidence in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust.

2. (n.) Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.

3. (n.) Suspicion of evil designs.

4. (n.) State of being suspected; loss of trust.

Greek

570. apistia -- unbelief
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: apistia Phonetic Spelling: (ap-is-tee'-
ah) Short Definition: unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust Definition: unbelief ...
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Library

Self-Distrust.
... 454. " Self-Distrust. 454. 7s. M. Newton. Self-Distrust. 1 'T is a point I long
to know," Oft it causes anxious thought," Do I love the Lord, or no? ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/454 self-distrust.htm

Distrust and Anarchy. July 24.
... Distrust and Anarchy. July 24. Over the greater part of the so-called civilised
world is spreading a deep distrust, a deep irreverence ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /distrust and anarchy july 24.htm

Distrust of Self.
... CHAPTER III. THE TRIALS CONNECTED WITH THE STATE OF ABANDONMENT: SECTION
IV."Distrust of Self. The fourth trial of souls in the ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/section iv distrust of self.htm

And Lest any one Should Suppose that We, through Distrust in Our ...
... Book I. 25 And lest any one should suppose that we, through distrust in
our reply� And lest any one should suppose that we, through ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/25 and lest any one.htm

The Word of the Truth of the Gospel
... He will not be behind you in willingness. It is of the utmost moment that you should
remember this; lest you should grieve and repel him by your distrust. ...
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Asa's Prayer
... The world says, 'Self-reliance is the conquering virtue'; Jesus says to us,
'Self-distrust is the condition of all victory.' And that does not mean any mere ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/asas prayer.htm

A Strange Battle
... For these two, distrust of self and glad confidence in God, are not opposites,
as naked distrust and trust are, but are complementary. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a strange battle.htm

The victory
... But again the temptation is prefaced with the insinuation of distrust, "If Thou
be the Son of God." Christ was tempted to answer the "if;" but He refrained ...
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Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me all the Days of My Life ...
... Though often wounded and bleeding and exhausted from the roughness and length of
their journeys, they have no distrust about the future, no fear for the morrow ...
/.../callan/the shepherd of my soul/xi surely goodness and mercy.htm

'Is it I?'
... I take the first form of the question as an example of that wholesome self-distrust
which a glimpse into the slumbering possibilities of evil in our hearts ...
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Thesaurus

Distrust (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith,
or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes ...
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Unbelief (16 Occurrences)
... King James Version) represents two Greek words, apeitheia, "disobedience" (only
in Romans 11:30, 32 Hebrews 4:6, 11), and apistia, "distrust," the antithesis ...
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Suspect (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Suspicious; inspiring distrust. ... 7. (vt) To hold to be uncertain; to doubt;
to mistrust; to distrust; as, to suspect the truth of a story. ...
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Disturb (12 Occurrences)

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Districts (22 Occurrences)

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Obey (219 Occurrences)
... On the other hand misfortune, calamity, distress and famine are due to their
disobedience and distrust of Yahweh. See DISOBEDIENCE. ...
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Festus (14 Occurrences)
... consent (Acts 25:12). But the manner of his consent indicated his pique
at the apparent distrust shown by Paul. By the words "unto ...
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Free (454 Occurrences)
... guiltless; innocent. 7. (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved;
ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative. 8. (superl ...
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Tempt (18 Occurrences)
... Thus, God is "tempted" by Israel's distrust of Him, as if the people were actually
challenging Him to show His perfections (Exodus 17:2 Psalm 78:18 Acts 15:10 ...
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Temptation (22 Occurrences)
... Thus, God is "tempted" by Israel's distrust of Him, as if the people were actually
challenging Him to show His perfections (Exodus 17:2 Psalm 78:18 Acts 15:10 ...
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Bible Concordance

Distrust (1 Occurrence)

Romans 4:20 Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn't waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Distrust

Related Terms

Unbelief (16 Occurrences)

Suspect (1 Occurrence)

Disturb (12 Occurrences)

Districts (22 Occurrences)

Obey (219 Occurrences)

Festus (14 Occurrences)