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rancour

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What does rancour mean?

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of rancor.

verb

  1. Alternative spelling of rancor.

proper noun

  1. A surname from French.
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Many of the original sources of our knowledge are tainted with partisanship and religious rancour and flagrant dishonesty.
Ernest Albert SavageOld English libraries : $b the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle AgesProject Gutenberg ebook #1615
And being confuted in that, what might he have said that would not be attributed to rancour on his part?
Victor MacClureShe Stands AccusedProject Gutenberg ebook #488
More book examples (3)
The broken rancour of your high-swoll’n hates, But lately splintered, knit, and joined together, Must gently be preserved, cherished, and kept.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
The rancour and animosities of theologians infused a poison into every occurrence, however inconsiderable, and inflamed the minds of the people.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
It is as if his heart were corrupted by a malevolent and brooding rancour.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058