Thesaurus / discountenance
FEEDBACKHow to use discountenance in a sentence
But, by holding Presbytery as alone of Divine origin, she would most effectively discountenance such unjust claims.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMThose teachers who discountenance local effort have only their own experience to guide them.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SINGINGDAVID C. TAYLORThis conduct should receive not only the discountenance, but the decided reprehension of the respectable part of the community.
THE OLDEN TIME SERIES, VOL. 3: NEW-ENGLAND SUNDAYHENRY M. BROOKSIt cherishes those Passions, and rewards those Vices, which 'tis the business of Reason to discountenance.
A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY, AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGEJEREMY COLLIEREverything that we know of Shakespeare seems to discountenance the probability of his having any such intention.
EPHEMERA CRITICAJOHN CHURTON COLLINSBut does not policy, as well as principle, require such men steadily to discountenance them?
SLAVERYWILLIAM E. CHANNINGAnd it will he a greater possibility if all the important men, English, Hindu and others of the country discountenance it.
FREEDOM'S BATTLEMAHATMA GANDHIIn the beginning she was inclined to discountenance sundry ways and habits George favoured.
TREVLYN HOLDMRS. HENRY WOODYou promise to respect genuine brethren, and discountenance impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry?
MASONIC MONITOR OF THE DEGREES OF ENTERED APPRENTICE, FELLOW CRAFT AND MASTER MASONGEORGE THORNBURGHCareful writers generally discountenance the use of indorse in the sense of sanction, approve, applaud.
THE VERBALISTTHOMAS EMBLY OSMUN, (AKA ALFRED AYRES)WORDS RELATED TO DISCOUNTENANCE
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