lukewarm

lukewarm
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luke·warm 
adj.
1. Mildly warm; tepid.
2. Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; indifferent: gave only lukewarm support to the incumbent candidate.
[Middle English leukwarm : leuk, luke (possibly alteration of leu, from Old English hl;ow; see kel;- in Indo-European roots) + warm, warm; see warm.]
lukewarm;ly adv.
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lukewarm (;lu;k;w;;m)
adj
1. (esp of water) moderately warm; tepid
2. having or expressing little enthusiasm or conviction
[C14 luke probably from Old English hl;ow warm; compare German lauwarm]
;luke;warmly adv
;luke;warmness n
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Das Zuenglein an der Waage, Schatz, sind immer diese:

Der alternative Titel des Liedes, „The Lauwarm“, bezieht sich auf Dantes Inferno , in dem die „Lauwarmen“ diejenigen in der H;lle sind, die nichts falsch gemacht haben, sich aber nicht gegen das Fehlverhalten gewehrt haben.

lauwarm
 
adjective
 
 
nicht richtig warm, aber auch nicht kalt
lukewarm
Das Wasser / Essen ist nur noch lauwarm.
The water/food is only just lukewarm.
(Translation of lauwarm from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd)

TRANSLATION of lauwarm | PASSWORD GERMAN–ENGLISH DICTIONARY
 
lauwarm
 
adjective
 
tepid [adjective] slightly or only just warm; lukewarm
tepid water.
(Translation of lauwarm from the PASSWORD German–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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Why did Jesus speak so strongly against lukewarm faith?
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In Revelation 3:14–21, the Lord is describing the “lukewarm” heart attitude of those in the Laodicean church, an attitude manifested by their deeds. The Laodiceans were neither cold nor hot in relation to God, just lukewarm. Hot water can cleanse and purify; cold water can refresh and enliven. But lukewarm water carries no similar value. The Laodiceans understood the Lord’s analogy because their city drinking water came over an aqueduct from a spring six miles to the south, and it arrived disgustingly lukewarm. Laodicean water was not hot like the nearby hot springs that people bathed in, nor was it refreshingly cold for drinking. It was lukewarm, good for nothing. In fact, it was nauseating, and that was the Lord’s response to the Laodiceans—they sickened Him, and He said, “I am about to spit you out of my mouth” (verse 16).

The letter to the church at Laodicea is the harshest of the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. By His indictment of their “deeds” (Revelation 3:15), Jesus makes it clear that this is a dead church. The members of this church see themselves as “rich” and self-sufficient, but the Lord sees them as “wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked” (verse 17). Their lukewarm faith was hypocritical; their church was full of unconverted, pretend Christians.

Jesus frequently equates deeds with a person’s true spiritual state: “By their fruit you will recognize them,” and “Every good tree bears good fruit” (Matthew 7:16–17). Clearly, the lukewarm deeds of the Laodiceans were not in keeping with true salvation. The deeds of the true believer will be “hot” or “cold”—that is, they will benefit the world in some way and reflect the spiritual passion of a life transformed. Lukewarm deeds, however—those done without joy, without love, and without the fire of the Spirit—do harm to the watching world. The lukewarm are those who claim to know God but live as though He doesn’t exist. They may go to church and practice a form of religion, but their inner state is one of self-righteous complacency. They claim to be Christians, but their hearts are unchanged, and their hypocrisy is sickening to God.

The fact that the lukewarm individuals to whom Christ speaks are not saved is seen in the picture of Jesus standing outside of the church (Revelation 3:20). He has not yet been welcomed into their midst. In love, the Lord rebukes and disciplines them, commanding them to repent (verse 19). He sees their lukewarm attitudes as “shameful nakedness” that needs to be clothed in the white garments of true righteousness (verse 18). He urges them to be earnest, or zealous, and commit themselves totally to Him. Our Lord is gracious and long-suffering and gives the lukewarm time to repent.

The Laodiceans enjoyed material prosperity that, coupled with a semblance of true religion, led them to a false sense of security and independence (see Mark 10:23). The expression “I am rich; I have acquired wealth” (Revelation 3:17) stresses that the wealth attained came though self-exertion. Spiritually, they had great needs. A self-sufficient attitude and lukewarm faith are constant dangers when people live lives of ease and prosperity.


adj.
1. moderately warm; tepid.
2. having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent: lukewarm applause.
[1350–1400; Middle English lukewarme=luke tepid + warme warm]
lukewarmly, adv.
lukewarmness, lukewarmth, n.
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Adj. 1. lukewarm - moderately warm; "he hates lukewarm coffee"; "tepid bath water"
tepid
warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
2. lukewarm - feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid
unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
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lukewarm
adjective
1. tepid, warm, blood-warm Wash your face with lukewarm water.
2. half-hearted, cold, cool, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, phlegmatic, unenthusiastic, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang), laodicean The study received a lukewarm response from the Home Secretary.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
lukewarmadjective
Lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm, or involvement:
halfhearted, tepid, unenthusiastic.
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tibio
lukewarm [;lu;kw;;m] ADJ
1. (= slightly warm) [water, food, coffee] ; tibio
2. (fig) [reception, applause, support] ; tibio, poco entusiasta
the report was given a lukewarm reception ; el informe tuvo una tibia acogida or una acogida poco entusiasta
he was lukewarm about the idea ; no le entusiasmaba la idea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lukewarm (;lu;kwo;m) adjective
1. slightly warm. lukewarm water.tibio, templado
2. (of eg interest, support etc) not very enthusiastic. poco entusiasta
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lukewarm ; tibio
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lukewarm
a. tibio-a, templado-a; [feelings] indiferente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lukewarm adj tibio
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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