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frailty
/ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/
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What does frailty mean?
noun
- The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
- A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
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The evangelist was preaching “sin and redemption,” the infinite grace of God and His pardon for human frailty.
I believe all this pride, vanity, selfishness, self-righteousness, hypocrisy and human frailty are the Outside that must be chipped away.
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But that much he conceded to human frailty, and hoped to learn to love her only as a friend and kinswoman.
If I am in the wrong, my Dear, you must excuse me, for no body can help the Frailty of an over-scrupulous Conscience.
FORD Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on his wife’s frailty, yet I cannot put off my opinion so easily.