Bible dictionaries

Stately

What Bible dictionaries say about “Stately”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Stately - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

STATELY, a.

1. Lofty; dignified; majestic; as stately manners; a stately gait.

2. Magnificent; grand; as a stately edifice; a stately dome; a stately pyramid.

3. Elevated in sentiment.

STATELY, adv. Majestically; loftily.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

stat'-li (kebhuddah, "weight," "honor," "wealth"): "And sit upon a stately (magnificent) bed" (Eze 23:41).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2