to suffer (undergo) punishment
1Suffer — Suf fer, v. i. 1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. [1913 Webster] O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer… …
2suffer — I. v. a. 1. Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through. 2. Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, bear up under, put up with, stand, pocket, stomach. 3. Undergo, sustain, be affected by, be acted upon. 4. Permit, allow, indulge, admit,… …
3suffer — early 13c., to be made to undergo, endure (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo Fr. suffrir, from O.Fr. sufrir, from V.L. *sufferire, variant of L. sufferre to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under, from sub up, under (see… …
4PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …
5suffer — v 1. feel pain, ache, hurt, agonize; groan, moan, gasp; smart, twinge, convulse, writhe; sweat, bear the cross, wince, bleed; grieve, lament; droop, languish, pine, despair; break down, give way. 2. undergo, endure, experience, sustain, bear, go… …
6Hell — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell Hell † …
7suf´fer|er — suf|fer «SUHF uhr», intransitive verb. 1. to have pain, grief, or injury: »to suffer in silence, to suffer from malaria. She suffers from a headache. Very sick people may suffer. He suffered from the constant heckling of his guards. 2. to… …
8suf|fer — «SUHF uhr», intransitive verb. 1. to have pain, grief, or injury: »to suffer in silence, to suffer from malaria. She suffers from a headache. Very sick people may suffer. He suffered from the constant heckling of his guards. 2. to experience harm …
9þolian — wv/t2 to thole, suffer, endure, undergo; 1. to suffer what is evil, punishment, reproach, illness, grief, etc.; 1a. to suffer, undergo, submit to discipline, treatment, allow; 1b. of things which are used to do hard work; 2. to suffer a person,… …
10smoke — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smoca; akin to Old English smēocan to emit smoke, Middle High German smouch smoke, and probably to Greek smychein to smolder Date: before 12th century 1. a. the gaseous products of burning… …