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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: the [[quality]] or state of being ''gentle''; especially : mildness of [[manners]] or disposition
*1: the [[quality]] or state of being ''gentle''; especially : mildness of [[manners]] or disposition
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Gentleness''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Gentleness '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Gentleness''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Gentleness '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Gentleness''' is a [[value]] and [[quality]] in one's [[character]]. Being gentle has a long [[history]] in many, but not all [[cultures]]. Gentleness plays a very important role in our lives.
'''Gentleness''' is a [[value]] and [[quality]] in one's [[character]]. Being gentle has a long [[history]] in many, but not all [[cultures]]. Gentleness plays a very important role in our lives.
The quality of gentleness is that of [[kindness]], [[consideration]] and amiability. It is closely related to the [[Christian]] [[virtue]] of kindness.
The quality of gentleness is that of [[kindness]], [[consideration]] and amiability. It is closely related to the [[Christian]] [[virtue]] of kindness.
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 [https://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]]"
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''.
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''.
