What does "transgress" mean?
Transgress: Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To offend against; to vex. [Obs.] Why give you peace to this imperate beast That hath so long transgressed you Beau. & Fl.
- 3.To offend against the law; to sin. Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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