Countenanced is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for COUNTENANCED in dictionary:

VERB:
• COUNTENANCE, to approve of, condone
• admit as acceptable or possible
NOUN:
• support or approval
• a person's face or facial expression
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• bearing, demeanor

Words related to COUNTENANCED

countenance15

Words that contain COUNTENANCED

discountenanced21

How to use COUNTENANCED in a sentence

• It might be added that as the representation here spoken of, appears not consistent with fact and experience, so neither does it seem to be countenanced by Scripture.
• It was too late to take shelter behind his general disapproval of a custom which was recognized by his professional brethren and had been countenanced by himself.
• But however little this objection may be countenanced, even by precedents among ourselves, it may be satisfactory to take a nearer view of its intrinsic merits.
• One of these, composed of foreigners, was at first countenanced and aided by the Mexican Government itself, it having been deceived as to their real object.
• They countenanced oppression, murder, lying, stealing, swearing, etc.
• Nor is it, indeed, more countenanced by the ancient modes of life, no way favorable to population.
• It was afterwards learned that the Apaches made the first attack, but, they were countenanced by the Utahs, who remained close by.
• His son, Guarino, made a marriage of which he disapproved, but which the Grand Duke countenanced.
• All will agree that violence and coarse speech must not be countenanced in Christians, least of all in teachers of Christianity.
• Although countenanced by human laws, there can be no doubt that this shameless trifling with a divine institution is regarded by High Heaven as the vilest abomination.
• They hated the whigs as their political adversaries, and detested the war, because it had been countenanced and supported by the interest of that party.
• He complained, that sermons were preached wherein rebellion was countenanced, and resistance to the higher powers encouraged.
• He declared that those who countenanced the scheme of the South-Sea company, had nothing in view but the advantage of the nation.
• Nor was this the only part of America in which the French court countenanced such perfidious practices.
• Bartholomew was the day on which Strongbow landed and countenanced the massacre of the inhabitants.
• He is very desirous of paying his respects to you, and of being countenanced by you while he stays at Paris.
• From his character, and the number of those who seemed inclined to join him, he was supposed to be countenanced by the court of St.
• We all agreed, if you remember, that he was a polite and sensible gentleman, and I find it is countenanced on all hands.
• With respect to the Christian dispensation, it was a libel to say, that it countenanced such a traffic.
• Profitable and popular sins, though countenanced by long-established custom, were fearlessly attacked.
• By his sins he had countenanced wickedness, and set the example of it in a dignified station.
• Polygamy would seem not to have been countenanced by the tribe.
• All the extreme respect is countenanced, all the satin shoes have soles, all of them and no doubt mixed when mistaken.
• Rigidly severe and honourable, Sir Rufus would no more have countenanced wrongdoing, than he would have admitted Dr.
• They countenanced too much that licentious philosophy which has helped to bring on their ruin.
• The atrocity of this act, countenanced as it manifestly was by a great party at the North, has extinguished our last spark of fraternal feeling.
• If it be true that he ever countenanced them, he soon saw his error.
• Drilling countenanced or winked at by the Irish Ministry could never be stopped by the British Government.
• Justice was neglected, vice countenanced, and all care of the common good laid aside.
• From the knowledge I have of the country and its inhabitants, I am inclined to think that the within plan will be attended with great success, if countenanced by your Lordship.

Similar words containing UNTENANC without suffix ed and without prefix co

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