† well weighingn.
Obsolete.
Careful consideration or examination.
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the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun]
i-mindOE
studyinglOE
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bethinking1340
poring1340
regard1348
weighingc1380
contemplationc1390
advisementa1393
deliberationa1393
advicec1405
reckoninga1413
visement?1414
considerancec1420
advisenessc1425
revolutionc1425
rewardc1432
mind-takingc1449
umbethinkingc1450
advisednessc1475
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beholding1530
meditationa1535
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cogitation?1542
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ponderation1556
perpending1558
well weighing1566
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perpension1612
vizamenta1616
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reflectiona1674
introspectiona1676
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chawing1845
1566 T. Heskyns Parl. Chryste ii. xlviii. f. clxxvii The partie to be baptized must be baptized in the name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Goste, as by the well weighing of their sainges yt shall be easie to perceaue.
1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer Ep. Ded. sig. A2v All this well weighing, with some Reasons moe (Which usefull are for none but me to know).
1657 W. Rawley Life Bacon in Resuscitatio sig. c2 Which may be imputed..to the well weighing of his Sentence, by the Skales, of Truth, and Reason.
1716 M. Hole Pract. Disc. Liturgy Church of Eng. IV. iii. 24 'Tis the well weighing and considering of the Scriptures, that puts all the Virtue and Energy into them.
1738 J. Strong Suddenness Christ's Coming 19 They have heard, and acted as wise men, in well weighing, and judging of what has been said to them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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