WRATH
What does "WRATH" mean?
Extreme, vengeful anger; furious indignation.
Meanings
- Intense, often righteous or vengeful anger. He feared his father's wrath more than any punishment.
- Divine retribution or punishment for sin. The prophet warned of the wrath to come. formal
Did you know?
- WRATH made the official list of seven deadly sins as 'ira', the catalogue popularised by Pope Gregory I around the year 590 - making anger one of only seven failings the medieval church flagged as soul-endangering.
Word origin
From Old English 'wraeththu' (anger, indignation), related to 'wrath/wroth' (angry) and to a root meaning 'to turn or twist' - anger as the soul bent out of shape.
Remember it
WRATH is 'rath' with a hidden W - anger that twists the throat before it speaks.
A little poem
A kettle's white scream-
the lid lifts, the steam escapes,
the cold metal stays.
haiku
What it teaches
Wrath comes from a root meaning 'twisted' - anger is the self bent out of its own true shape.
Quick facts
What does WRATH mean?
Extreme, vengeful anger; furious indignation.
Is WRATH a valid word?
Yes — WRATH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WRATH?
WRATH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WRATH come from?
From Old English 'wraeththu' (anger, indignation), related to 'wrath/wroth' (angry) and to a root meaning 'to turn or twist' - anger as the soul bent out of shape.
What can WRATH teach us?
Wrath comes from a root meaning 'twisted' - anger is the self bent out of its own true shape.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.