wilderness
n
1 a wild, uninhabited, and uncultivated region
2 any desolate tract or area
3 a confused mass or collection
4 ♦
a voice (crying) in the wilderness a person, group, etc., making a suggestion or plea that is ignored
5 ♦
in the wilderness no longer having influence, recognition, or publicity (Old English wildeornes, from wildeor wild beast (from wild + deor beast, deer) + -ness; related to Middle Dutch wildernisse, German Wildernis)
Wilderness
n the. the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp. those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
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Wilderness n the. the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp. those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
wilderness
n
1 a wild, uninhabited, and uncultivated region
2 any desolate tract or area
3 a confused mass or collection
4 ♦
a voice (crying) in the wilderness a person, group, etc., making a suggestion or plea that is ignored
5 ♦
in the wilderness no longer having influence, recognition, or publicity
(Old English wildeornes, from wildeor wild beast (from wild + deor beast, deer) + -ness; related to Middle Dutch wildernisse, German Wildernis)
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wilderness
1 desert, jungle, waste, wasteland, wild
2 clutter, confused mass, confusion, congeries, jumble, maze, muddle, tangle, welter
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