Definition of earnest

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Earnest (a.) Serious; important.

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Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations..
Beseechment :: Beseechment (n.) The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly.
Solicit :: Solicit (v. t.) To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms..
Devout :: Devout (v. t.) Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare..
Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter..
Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend..
Ring :: Ring (v. t.) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly..
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Fell :: Fell (a.) Eager; earnest; intent.
Crave :: Crave (v. t.) To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
Entreaty :: Entreaty (n.) The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come..
Intention :: Intention (n.) A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Preaching :: Preaching (n.) The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice..
Warm :: Warm (a.) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
Strife :: Strife (n.) The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
Fervent :: Fervent (a.) Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.
Adjure :: Adjure (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly..
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