charity covers a multitude of sins
- charity covers a multitude of sins
Cf. ERASMUS Responsio ad Albertum Pium (1529) 35v quid est charitas? Est pallium monachi. Qui sic? Quia operit multitudinem peccatorum, What is Charity? A monk’s cloak. Why? Because it covers a multitude of sins. With allusion to I PETER iv. 8 (AV) For charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
a 1633 G. HERBERT Priest to Temple (1652) xii. Many and wonderfull things are spoken of thee... To Charity is given the covering of sins.
1794 J. Q. ADAMS Letter 26 May in Writings (1913) I. 191 Faction covers at least as great a multitude of sins as charity.
1836 E. HOWARD Rattlin the Reefer I. xxx. The blue coat, like charity, cover-eth a multitude of sins.
1908 ‘O. HENRY’ Gentle Grafter 47 According to the old proverb, ‘Charity covers a multitude of skins’.
1982 G. HAMMOND Game xvi. Charity, after all, can cover up a multitude of sins.
Proverbs new dictionary.
Look at other dictionaries:
charity — see charity begins at home charity covers a multitude of sins … Proverbs new dictionary
multitude — see charity covers a multitude of sins … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Optatus — Saint Optatus Died 4th century Honored in Roman Catholic Church Feast June 4 Saint Optat … Wikipedia
Saint Optatus — Infobox Saint name= Saint Optatus birth date= death date=4th century feast day= June 4 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place= titles= beatified date= beatified place= beatified by= canonized date=… … Wikipedia
St. Optatus — St. Optatus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Optatus Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century. He was a convert, as we gather from St. Augustine: Do we not see with how great a booty of gold and silver and garments Cyprian,… … Catholic encyclopedia
sin — see it’s a sin to steal a pin charity covers a multitude of sins old sins cast long shadows … Proverbs new dictionary
forgiveness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Granting of pardon Nouns forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion; indulgence; reprieve; excuse, exoneration, exculpation (see acquittal); conciliation,… … English dictionary for students
cover — noun see you can’t tell a book by its cover verb see charity covers a multitude of sins … Proverbs new dictionary
Péchés innombrables — (A Multitude of Sins) est un recueil de neuf nouvelles et un bref roman écrits par Richard Ford, auteur d’Independance Day et lauréat du prix Pulitzer en 1996; il est paru en 2002. Sommaire 1 Présentation 1.1 Le titre 1.2 Les récits … Wikipédia en Français
