to be weighed in the balance and found wanting
11weigh — verb /weɪ/ a) To determine the weight of an object. He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client. b) Often with out , to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale. You have been weighed in the balance and found… …
12insufficiency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of necessary amount Nouns 1. insufficiency; inadequacy, inadequateness; incompetence, impotence; deficiency, incompleteness, imperfection, shortcoming, emptiness, poorness, depletion, vacancy,… …
13disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …
14inferiority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being lesser Nouns 1. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; inadequacy, deficiency (see insufficiency); minimum; smallness; imperfection; poorness, meanness; subservience. See inequality,… …
15Middle Eastern Empires — The Middle East has been the political center of several empires through history. Many of the earliest known empires originated in the middle east. Middle eastern empires have been instrumental in the spreading of ideas, technology and religions… …
16MENE, MENE, TEKEL, U-FARSIN — MENE, MENE, TEKEL, U FARSIN, enigmatic inscription referred to in daniel 5:25, which appeared on a wall, written by a detached hand. The narrative in Daniel 5:1ff. relates that King belshazzar of Babylonia made a feast for 1,000 of his lords,… …
17Belshazzar — (or Balthazar ; Akkadian Bel sarra usur ) was a prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon according to the Book of Daniel. In the Book of Daniel (chapters 5 and 8) of the Jewish Tanakh or Christian Old Testament,… …
18Baltasar — • The Greek and Latin name for Belshazzar, which is the Hebrew equivalent for Belsarrausur, i.e., May Bel protect the king Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baltasar Baltasar …
19Jack Hobbs — Infobox cricketer biography playername = Sir Jack Hobbs country = England fullname = Sir John Berry Hobbs nickname = The Master dayofbirth = 16 monthofbirth = 12 yearofbirth = 1882 placeofbirth = Cambridge countryofbirth = England dayofdeath = 21 …
20imperfection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of perfection Nouns 1. imperfection, imperfectness, incompleteness, faultiness; deficiency; inadequacy, insufficiency, peccancy (see badness); immaturity; mediocrity, shortcoming, inferiority;… …
