Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not forbidden; not prohibited: applied to persons; allowed; permitted; legal: applied to things.
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- adjective Not
forbidden ;permitted .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Liberty's lamp shines far out into the darkness, a beacon to the oppressed, a dazzling ray of hope to serf and bondsmen of other climes, yet here a sword unforbidden is piercing the heart of the mother whose son believes God has made us to differ so that he can go astray and return.
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No doubt the whole 'corpus dogmatum,' so supported, will, by the entire body of such believers, be eaten up; just as was the Mahometan hog, so humorously referred to by Cowper; but even that had not all its 'forbidden parts' miraculously shown to be 'unforbidden' to different minds!
The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Henry Rogers 1841
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Little deaf Antony thought of tobacco unlimited, a silver-mounted pipe, and plenty of unforbidden rum.
Tropic Days 2003
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He seated himself — unforbidden this time — on the ottoman by her side.
The Moonstone 2003
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By using these cheap and so far unforbidden instruments you can at once rid yourself of the pressure of boards, policies and editors.
Three Guineas 2003
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Then they sang the Queen's praises, hailing her as Kore, which is her unforbidden name.
The King Must Die Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1958
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You too may now unforbidden spare the nation of Pergama, gods and goddesses to whomsoever Ilium and the great glory of Dardania did wrong.
The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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The Duchess of York was one of the highest feeders in England: as this was an unforbidden pleasure she indulged herself in it, as an indemnification for other self-denials.
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But, these general truths and propositions are as comprehensive as the necessity of the case requires; and, carried out into all their suitable applications they leave no sin unforbidden.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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There the realm of Troy may rise again unforbidden.
The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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