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Gentleness is one of the "[[fruits of the spirit]]" or defining [[noble]] characteristics of a Christian found in Galatians [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_V 5:22-23] But the fruit of the Spirit is [[love]], [[joy]], [[peace]], [[patience]], [[kindness]], [[goodness]], [[faithfulness]], gentleness, [[self-control]]; against such things there is no [[law]]"  
 
Gentleness is one of the "[[fruits of the spirit]]" or defining [[noble]] characteristics of a Christian found in Galatians [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians#The_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Galatians.2C_V 5:22-23] But the fruit of the Spirit is [[love]], [[joy]], [[peace]], [[patience]], [[kindness]], [[goodness]], [[faithfulness]], gentleness, [[self-control]]; against such things there is no [[law]]"  
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In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages medieval times], gentleness was seen as a refinement of [[character]], associated with higher [[social]] [[classes]] hence the derivation of the terms gentleman, gentlewoman and gentry.
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In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages medieval times], gentleness was seen as a refinement of [[character]], associated with higher [[social]] [[classes]] hence the derivation of the terms ''gentleman'', ''gentlewoman'' and ''gentry''.
    
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