deigns in English
she did not deign to answer the maid's question
- condescendstooplower oneselfdemean oneselfhumble oneselfconsentvouchsafecome down from one's high horse
- descendcondescend
Use "deigns" in a sentence
1. Sire, the kindness your majesty deigns to evince towards me is a recompense which so far surpasses my utmost ambition that I have nothing more to ask for.
2. 1791, Homer, The Odyssey of Homer, translated by William Cowper The city, there, of the Cimmerians stands With clouds and darkness veil’d, on whom the sun Deigns not to look with his beam-darting eye,
3. Saviour; in memory of the Alleluiahs in the valleys of Bethlehem; in memory of thy message to the shepherds; in memory of the Blazing Star which guided the Mages! May thy Sign be to me the symbol of protection which Thou deigns to grant to this Theurgic Work! I implore thee, O Celestial <Name of Angels> in memory of the Signs