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† moˈliminous, a. Obs.
[f. L. mōlīmin- molimen + -ous.]
1. Characterized by great effort or endeavour; laborious.
1656Blount Glossogr., Moliminous, that hath force, or useth endeavor to do any thing; difficult. 1686H. More Real Pres. viii. 62 All which things to repeat here would be too moliminous and inconsistent with the Brevity I intend. 1722Wollaston Relig. Nat. v. 93 If the genius of the language..were well understood, some labord and moliminous attempts to account for it [the flood] might have been prevented.
2. a. Massive, cumbrous. b. Weighty, momentous.
c1643Observ. on his Majesty's late Answ. & Expresses 11 Some way was invented to regulate the motions of the peoples moliminous body. 1660H. More Myst. Godl. vii. i. 281 Some Prophecies are not conditional but absolute, as certainly all those are that are of so vast and Moliminous Concernment to the World as the appearing of the Messias is. 1684― Answ., etc. 176 In this place it was impertinent, and too moliminous, nor sutable to the accustomed brevity and succinctness of the Apocalyptick style.
Hence † moˈliminously adv., laboriously.
1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. i. ii. §19. 82 If this Deity must needs go about moliminously to make a world.., what Tools and Instruments could he have to work withall? |