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DontTreadOnPede 10 points ago +11 / -1

Meek is a very horrible translation of the original greek. It originally was used for a trained warhorse that wasn't afraid to charge into battle and wasn't frightened by attacks.

EDIT: better link: https://www.warriorpriest.net/blog/2018/5/2/blessed-are-the-war-horses-on-christian-meekness

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DragonKP 2 points ago +2 / -0

Did you even read what you linked?

"CONCLUSION Meekness is a quality of mild-mannered and self-controlled gentlemen and gentlewomen, and it is a quality of animals that are tame or gentle with humans. It is neither a masculine nor a feminine virtue, but is one of many Christian virtues. Being praus is not an expression of manliness or machismo, and it is the antithesis of arrogance, anger, and aggression."