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ALLAY

a-la' (heniach, "to cause to rest," "soothe": "Gentleness allayeth (lit., "pacifieth") great offenses" (Eccl 10:4)): The word is applied to what "excites, disturbs and makes uneasy" (Smith, Synonyms Discriminated, 106).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'allay'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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