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lukewarmness|ˈl(j)uːkwɔːmnɪs| [+ -ness.] The quality or condition of being lukewarm.
1561J. Daus tr. Bullinger on Apoc. (1573) 58 b, He expoundeth more fully the sinne of the Laodicians, and what is the cause of their lukewarmenesse. 1665Boyle New Exp. & Observ. Cold 37 The many degrees of Coldness..betwixt Lukewarmness and the Freezing degree of Cold. 1720Welton Suffer. Son of God I. xii. 310 Their Luke⁓warmness and Indifferency towards God. 1875Manning Mission H. Ghost i. 28 The lukewarmness with which we allow His Graces and Mercies to pass by us. |