'Betokening' definitions:

Definition of 'Betokening'

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  • Betoken \Be*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Betokening.]
  • 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. [1913 Webster]
  • A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . Betokening peace from God, and covenant new. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note. [1913 Webster]

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