vain : Idioms & Phrases
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For vain
- . See
In vain . Obs. Shak.
Webster 1913
In vain
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adverb to no avail
vainly.
- he looked for her in vain
- the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution
WordNet
- to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. " In vain doth valor bleed." Milton. " In vain they do worship me." Matt. xv. 9.
Webster 1913
take in vain
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verb use a name, such as God, without proper respect
WordNet
To take a name in vain
- to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. Ex. xx. 7.
Webster 1913
To take in vain
- to employ or utter as in an oath. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." Ex. xx. 7.
Webster 1913
To take the name of God in vain
- to use the name of God with levity or profaneness.
