† pain takingn.
Obsolete.
1. The receiving or suffering of pain or punishment; penance.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [noun] > receiving or suffering
pain takinga1382
sufferance1599
the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] > action of suffering
sufferingc1340
tholinga1400
sufferance1426
pain taking1528
sustaining1594
underbearing1597
perpessiona1603
undergoing1612
enduring1659
squirming1804
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. v. 17 Vp on a theef is confusioun & peyne takinge [a1425 L.V. penaunce; L. pænitentia].
1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. cviijv They thinke also that God..reioyseth and hath delectation in oure payne takynge.
1531 W. Tyndale Wks. (1849) f. 158 Whosoever supposeth that..his fasting,..kneeling, and pain-taking, be sacrifices unto God..is as blind as he that gropeth for his way at noon.
2. The taking of pains; = painstaking n.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > trouble taken to accomplish anything > action of
pain taking1531
painstaking1545
paining1633
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > care or pains > painstaking
painfulness1531
pain taking1531
painstaking1545
paining1633
1531 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 22 For his pane takyng I bequeath hym vijs vjd.
1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 92v Silvester the seconde, who..was promoted to be pope by the devilles diligent payne taking.
1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 80 The other by his paine taking, sleepe quietly and take their rest.
1586 W. Webbe Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. I.iiii I am perswaded a little paine taking might furnish our speeche with as much pleasaunt delight in this kinde of verse, as any other whatsoeuer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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