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shame, shameful, ashamed

Definition:

The term "shame" refers to a painful feeling of being disgraced a person has because of something dishonorable or improper that he or someone else has done.

  • Something that is "shameful" is "improper" or "dishonorable."
  • The term "ashamed" describes how a person feels when he has done something shameful.
  • The phrase "put to shame" means to defeat people or expose their sin so that they feel ashamed of themselves.
  • The prophet Isaiah said that those who make and worship idols will be put to shame.
  • God can bring shame to a person who does not repent, by exposing that person's sin and causing him to be humiliated.

(See also: falsegod · humble · humiliate · isaiah · repent · sin · worship)

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