† uneffableadj.
= ineffable adj.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > ineffable
uneffablec1400
ineffablec1450
c1400 Comm. Luke i. 20 (Bodl. 143) Þe heuenly & vneffable natiuyte of crist.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John 26 Therfore there is felt an vneffable strength & efficacie.
1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xv. 264 Yea inestimable and vneffable was the loue of our gratious Lord.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §1. 1 God, whome the wisest men acknowledge to be a power vneffable.
a1677 J. Taylor Contempl. State Man (1684) ii. iv. 208 The Joy and Happiness of God, must needs be infinite and uneffable.
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