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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
fast .
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Examples
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‘Whoso prayeth and fasteth and giveth parents their due and is just in his rule meeteth his Lord and He is well pleased with him.’
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He prayeth and he fasteth for an end he doth espy;
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He prayeth and he fasteth for an end he cloth espy, ii.
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So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Nehemias hearing the miserable state of his countrymen in Judea, lamenteth, fasteth, and prayeth to God for their relief.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 16: 2 Esdras The Challoner Revision
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Proceeding thither with concentrated soul and practising the Brahmacharya vows, one that batheth in _Samudraka_ and fasteth for three nights, obtaineth the merit of the horse-sacrifice and of giving away a thousand kine, and also rescueth his race.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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He that liveth on jujubes for twelve years, and he that fasteth at the _tirtha_ for three nights, acquireth merit that is eternal.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Nehemias hearing the miserable state of his countrymen in Judea, lamenteth, fasteth, and prayeth to God for their relief.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer?
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So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision
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