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contemn

Webster 1828

CONTEMN, verb transitive [Latin , to despise; to drive away.]1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn.In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalms 15:4.2. To slight; to neglect as unworthy of regard; to reject with disdain.Wherefore do the wicked contemn God. Psalms 10:13.They contemn the counsel of the Most High. Psalms 107:11