Entangling

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    entanglement
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of entangle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That causes entanglement.

    "Were you, Sir, or I, to become stock-jobbers, money-scriveners, or adventurers in commerce, it would not be more entangling, or more likely to impede the discharge of our duty, in spiritually serving a congregation, and in communicating biblical and theological learning to young men of approved piety, to prepare them for the work of the ministry,—than is the other class of allurements and entanglements."

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"Were you, Sir, or I, to become stock-jobbers, money-scriveners, or adventurers in commerce, it would not be more entangling, or more likely to impede the discharge of our duty, in spiritually serving a congregation, and in communicating biblical and theological learning to young men of approved piety, to prepare them for the work of the ministry,—than is the other class of allurements and entanglements."

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