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Definition of Austerest
1. austere [adj] - See also: austere
Lexicographical Neighbors of Austerest
Literary usage of Austerest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of Robert Southey by Robert Southey (1845)
"A blest Illusion ! from that very night The Monk's austerest life devout he led ;
And still he felt the enthusiast'» deep delight, Seraphic visions floated ..."
2. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"Let us first look at the stories of " stern Hooper " and "pleasant Taylor," to
see how the same earnest convictions elevate the " austerest" and the ..."
3. The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1891)
"... lonely hours in the attic-room hard by; but not frivolous even to the judgment
of the austerest sage, if that sage had not reasoned away his heart. ..."
4. Modern England: A Record of Opinion and Action, from the Time of the French by Alfred William Benn, Rationalist Press Association (1908)
"Without that plea the austerest virtue cannot save us; but the austerest virtue
is felt as a life-long obligation by him who has accepted the transfer ..."
5. Character and Characteristic Men by Edwin Percy Whipple (1877)
"Vagabonds" rather than one of the austerest preachers of the primitive church of
New England; but the austerest preacher of the primitive church of New ..."
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