insignificancy
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They considered not, that the very insignificancy of these ceremonies recommended them to the superstitious prelate, and made them appear the more peculiarly sacred and religious, as they could serve to no other purpose.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell by Hume, David
The rudiments of every art and science exhibit at first, to the learner, the appearance of littleness and insignificancy.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
If you take notice, there is hardly a rich man in the world who has not such a led friend of small consideration, who is a darling for his insignificancy.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II by Lodge, Henry Cabot
What matter its importance or its insignificancy, so that it be just.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.
Pleased, as I gazed upon thy lofty brow Where Nature seems her loveliest robes to wear, I felt that Pride at such a scene must bow, And own its insignificancy there.
From Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life by Gurney, Eliza Paul
