Notwithstanding all the various temptations to bad temper, pride, greediness, adultery and so forth, the enemy really has but one temptation, and that is, to bestir the saints.
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Bestir
//bɪˈstɜː//
Synonyms for "bestir" (11 found)
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Translations
13 translations across 7 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 振作 verb (to become active)
- 活躍起來 /活跃起来 verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
- 激勵 /激励 verb (to become active)
- 行動起來 /行动起来 verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
Esperanto
1 entries- ekmoviĝi verb (to become active)
Finnish
3 entries- hoputtaa verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
- kiiruhtaa verb (to become active)
- panna vauhtia (johonkin) verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
German
1 entries- aufraffen verb (to become active)
Māori
1 entries- kori verb (to become active)
Spanish
2 entries- animar verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
- animarse verb (to become active)
Vietnamese
1 entries- vùng vằng verb (to put into brisk or vigorous action)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Like the knocking at the door in Macbeth, or the cry of the watchman in the Tour de Nesle, they show that the horrible cæsura is over and the nightmares have fled away, because the day is breaking and the ordinary life of men is beginning to bestir itself among the streets.
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The old man and his wife bestirred themselves to make every thing ready for the unexpected guests, […]
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When he had bestirred himself, […] it was clear daylight, though the sun had not tipped the yellow wall in the east.
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