Entangling
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 entanglement
- 1 present participle and gerund of entangle form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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