KJV Dictionary Definition: revile

revile

REVI'LE, v.t. re and vile.

To reproach; to treat with opprobrious and contemptuous language.

She revileth him to his face.

Thou shalt not revile the gods. Ex. 22.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you. Matt. 5.

REVI'LE, n. Reproach; contumely; contemptuous language. Not in use.

reviled

REVI'LED, pp. Reproached; treated with opprobrious or contemptuous language.

revilement

REVI'LEMENT, n. Reproach; contemptuous language.

reviler

REVI'LER, n. One who reviles another; one who treats another with contemptuous language.

reviling

REVI'LING, ppr. Reproaching; treating with language of contempt.

REVI'LING, n. The act of reviling or treating with reproachful words. Is. 51.

revilingly

REVI'LINGLY, adv. With reproachful or contemptuous language; with opprobrium.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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