Vengeance

Definition: Vengeance

Vengeance

Noun

1. The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution".

Date "vengeance" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Vengeance \Venge"ance\, noun. [French expression vengeance, from venger to avenge, from Latin expression vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge, from vindex claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin to dicere to say. See Diction, and compare to Avenge, Revenge, Vindicate.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Vengeance

Synonym: retribution (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Completeness	On all accounts;sous tous les rapports; with a vengeance, with a witness.
Greatness	Immoderately, monstrously, preposterously, inordinately, exorbitantly, excessively, enormously, out of all proportion, with a vengeance.
	Furiously; (violence); severely, desperately, tremendously, extravagantly, confoundedly, deucedly, devilishly, with a vengeance; a outrance, a toute outrance.
Revenge	Verb: revenge, avenge; vindicate; take one's revenge, have one's revenge; breathe revenge, breathe vengeance; wreak one's vengeance, wreak one's anger.
	Phrase: manet ciratrix, manet alid mente repostum; dies irae dies illa; " in high vengeance there is noble scorn "; inhumanum verbum est ultio; malevolus animus abditos dentes habet; " now infidel I have thee on the hip ".
	Noun: revenge, revengement; vengeance; avengement, avengeance, sweet revenge, vendetta, death feud, blood for blood retaliation; day of reckoning.
Violence	Adverb: violently; Adjective: amain; by storm, by force, by main force; with might and main; tooth and nail, vi et armis, at the point of the sword, at the point of the bayonet; at one fell swoop; with a high hand, through thick and thin; in desperation, with a vengeance; a outrance, a toute outrance; headlong, head foremost.
Wrong	Verb: be wrong; Adjective: cry to heaven for vengeance.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And all the while, I thought, 'Lestat, you deserve your vengeance. You gave me the dark gift, and I delivered you into the hands of death for the second time. (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me? (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo. Based on the novel by Mario Puzo.) And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary) It says, 'May God deliver us from the venom of the Cobra, teeth of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan. (Rambo III; writing credit: Sylvester Stallone) Good heavens, are you still trying to win? You've got an overdeveloped sense of vengeance. It's going to get you in trouble someday. (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman)
Lyrics	Whenever I think of the early 90's your face comes up with a vengeance like it ("Unsent"; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)
Movie/TV Titles	Vengeance (2003) Fist of Vengeance (1974) Vengeance Is Mine (1974) The Vengeance of She (1968) Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Acts of Vengeance (reference) Vengeance (Angel, 14) (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Die Hard With a Vengeance - Special Edition (reference) Love Song of Vengeance (reference) Soul Vengeance (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Hatefilled Vengeance (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Batman Vengeance (reference) Colony Wars: Vengeance (reference) Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Vultee vengeance dive bomber.Credit: Library of Congress.		Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashville, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.
	A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Air Forces insignia on the side of the fuselage of a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.		Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Caping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown caping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.		Drilling horizontal stabilizers: operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Two women workers are shown caping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Alexander Pope	On wrongs swift vengeance waits.
Arthur Schopenhauer	Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.
Dr. Samuel Johnson	Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice: injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
John Ford	Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow.
Maximilien Robespierre	Is it to be thought unreasonable that the people, in atonement for wrongs of a century, demand the vengeance of a single day?
Napoleon Bonaparte	Vengeance has no foresight.
Pierre Corneille	Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
Samuel Johnson	Revenge is the act of passion, vengeance is an act of justice.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Therefore, as a man who has not thought and philosophised in vain, I seek no vengeance, plot no evil against thee.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This pick with an idea, that pick with a figure, the other pick with a vengeance.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	It is a fire which proceeds directly from the ire of God, working not of its own activity but as an instrument of divine vengeance.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	And by despairing shalt thou stand excused For doing worthy vengeance on thyself That didst unworthy slaughter upon others.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	China	The ideological struggle between more pragmatic, veteran party officials and the radicals re-emerged with a vengeance in late 1975. Mao's wife, Jiang Qing, and three close Cultural Revolution associates (later dubbed the "Gang of Four") launched a media campaign against Deng. (references)
Human Rights	Bangladesh	Newspapers report instances of police detaining persons to extract money or for personal vengeance. (references)
	Bangladesh	Some human rights groups express concern that a large number of allegations made under the act are false, since the nonbailable period of detention is an effective tool for exacting personal vengeance. (references)
Women	Pakistan	Women who are the victims of rape may become the victims of their families' vengeance against the victims' "defilement." The Government has failed to take action in honor killing cases, particularly when influential families are involved. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	BEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given. Who is that, father? A mendicant, child, Haggard, morose, and unaffable -- wild! See how he glares through the bars of his cell! With Citizen Mendicant all is not well. Why did they put him there, father? Because Obeying his belly he struck at the laws. His belly? Oh, well, he was starving, my boy -- A state in which, doubtless, there's little of joy. No bite had he eaten for days, and his cry Was "Bread!" ever "Bread!" What's the matter with pie? With little to wear, he had nothing to sell; To beg was unlawful -- improper as well. Why didn't he work? He would even have done that, But men said: "Get out!" and the State remarked: "Scat!" I mention these incidents merely to show That the vengeance he took was uncommonly low. Revenge, at the best, is the act of a Siou, But for trifles -- Pray what did bad Mendicant do? Stole two loaves of bread to replenish his lack And tuck out the belly that clung to his back. Is that all father dear? There's little to tell: They sent him to jail, and they'll send him to -- well, The company's better than here we can boast, And there's -- Bread for the needy, dear father? Um -- toast. Atka Mip
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Glen Campbell	Yeah. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. I remembered that from when I was a kid, and I said, whatever happens will happen. I won't be a part of it.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	But against the dangers of unconstitutional acts which, instead of menacing the vengeance of offended authority, proffer local advantages and bring in their train the patronage of the Government, we are, I fear, not so safe.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	97.86%	366	14,782
Noun (proper)	2.14%	8	124,375
Total	100.00%	374	N/A

Language		Translations for "vengeance"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		zhgjakësim (revenge), hakmarrje (revenge, vendetta), hak (due, reason, remuneration, revenge), gjakmarrje (blood feud, revenge, vendetta). (various references)

Arabic		‏انتقام, ‏ثأر (avenge, get one's own back, requite, retaliate, retaliation, revenge, tit for tat). (various references)

Bulgarian		отмъщение (nemesis, retaliation, retort, revenge, turnabout, vindication), мъст (must, revenge). (various references)

Chinese		復仇 (avenge), 复仇 (revenge). (various references)

Czech		pomsta (retribution, revenge), odveta (backlash, reprisal, retaliation, retort, retortion, retribution, return, revenge), msta (nemesis). (various references)

Danish		hævn (revenge). (various references)

Dutch		wraak (leeway, revenge). (various references)

Esperanto		venĝo (revenge). (various references)

Farsi		کینه (Enmity, Grudge, Hatred, Onomastic, Peeve, Rancor, Spite, Venom), خونخواهی , انتقام (Nemesis, Reprisal, Revenge). (various references)

Finnish		kosto (retaliation, revenge). (various references)

French		vengeance. (various references)

Frisian		wrek (revenge). (various references)

German		Rache (revenge). (various references)

Greek		εκδίκηση (avengement, retribution, revenge). (various references)

Hebrew		�"ת� קמות (revenge, taking revenge), � קמ�" (nemesis, retaliation, revenge), � קימ�" (revenge), � קם (retaliation, revenge). (various references)

Hungarian		bosszú (revenge). (various references)

Indonesian		dendam (animosity, animus, dudgeon, grudge, rancour, resentment, revenge, yearning), balas dendam (retaliate, revenge). (various references)

Italian		vendetta (revenge, vendetta). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		仇討ち (retaliation, revenge). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かたきうち (retaliation, revenge), あ� うち (retaliation, revenge). (various references)

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	ultio, ultione, ultionem, ultiones, ultioni, ultionis, ultionum, vindicare, vindicta, vindictam, vindictas. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 6, Verse 34
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	MestoV gar zhlou qumoV androV authV ou feisetai en hmera krisewV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quia zelus et furor viri non parcet in die vindictae
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For the ielousnesse and the wodnesse of the man shal not sparen in the dai of veniaunce,
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 6, Verse 34
Bulgarian	Защото ревнуването на мъжа е една ярост; И той няма да пожали в деня на възмездието;
Cebuano	Kay ang pangabugho mao ang kapungot sa usa ka tawo; Ug siya dili mopasaylo sa adlaw sa pagpanimalus.
Chinese	� 為人的嫉恨、成了烈 �' ． � � 仇的時候、決不留情。
Croatian	Jer bijesna je ljubomornost u muža: on ne zna za milost u osvetni dan;
Danish	Thi Skinsyge vækker Mandens Vrede, han skåner ikke på Hævnens Dag;
Dutch	Want jaloersheid is een grimmigheid des mans; en in den dag der wraak zal hij niet verschonen.
Finnish	Sillä luulevaisuus nostaa miehen vihan, ja säälimätön on hän koston päivänä.
French	Car la jalousie met un homme en fureur, Et il est sans pitié au jour de la vengeance;
German	Denn der Grimm des Mannes eifert, und schont nicht zur Zeit der Rache
Haitian Creole	Lè yon mari ap fè jalouzi pou madanm li, nanpwen move tankou l'. Jou li mete men sou nèg la, pa gen anyen li p'ap fè l'.
Hungarian	Mert a féltékenység a férfiú haragja, és nem cselekszik kegyelmességgel a bosszúállásnak napján.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sebab, dengan perbuatannya itu suami wanita itu menjadi cemburu, sehingga kemarahannya meluap-luap. Dan apabila ia membalas dendam, ia tak akan mempunyai belas kasihan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena cemburuan itu mengadakan kehangatan amarah orang laki-laki, dan pada hari tuntutan bela niscaya tiada ia akan tahu sayang,
Italian	poiché la gelosia accende lo sdegno del marito, che non avr� piet� nel giorno della vendetta;
Korean	그 남 편 이 투 기 함 으 로 분 노 하 여 원 수 를 갚 �" � 에 용 서 하 지 아 니 하 �
Maori	He riri nui hoki na te tangata te hae; e kore ano e tohungia e ia i te ra rapu utu.
Modern Greek	�"ιοτι η ζηλοτυπια ειναι μανια του ανδρος, και δεν θελει δειξει ελεος εις την ημεραν της εκδικησεως.
Norwegian	For nidkjær er mannens vrede, og han sparer ikke på hevnens dag;
Portuguese	porque o ciúme enfurece ao marido, que de maneira nenhuma poupará no dia da vingança.
Rumanian	Cqci gelozia knfurie pe un bqrbat, wi n`are milq kn ziua rqzbunqrii;
Russian	� ПФПНХ ЮФП ТЕЧОПУФШ--СТПУФШ НХЦБ, Й ОЕ � ПЭБ�"ЙФ ПО Ч �"ЕОШ НЭЕОЙС,
Spanish	porque los celos del hombre son su furor, y él no perdonará en el día de la venganza.
Swedish	Ty svartsjuk är mannens vrede, och han skonar icke på hämndens dag;
Thai	เพราะความริษยากระทำให้คนเกรี้ยวกรา�" ในวันที่เขาแก้แค้น เขาจะไม่เพลามือ
Ukrainian	бо заздрощі лютість мужчини, і не змилосердиться він у день помсти:
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Expressions using "vengeance": cry to heaven for vengeance ♦ desire for vengeance ♦ take vengeance ♦ take vengeance on ♦ take vengeance upon ♦ take vengeance upon smb. ♦ vow vengeance on smb. ♦ what a vengeance ♦ what the vengeance ♦ with a vengeance ♦ work with a vengeance ♦ wreak one's vengeance ♦ wreak vengeance ♦ wreak vengeance on smb.. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "vengeance": vengeance-bent, vengeance-crazed, vengeance-magic, vengeance-seeking, vengeance-taking.
	Ending with "vengeance": offence-vengeance, v-for-vengeance.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day
batman vengeance	136
vengeance	101
motorcycle vengeance	71
tribe vengeance	69
vengeance wwe	51
mechwarrior 4 vengeance	39
sniper path of vengeance	39
vengeance rising	30
die hard with a vengeance	27
mechwarrior vengeance	21
vengeance unlimited	16
batman cheat code vengeance	14
batman cheat ps2 vengeance	13
4 cheat mechwarrior vengeance	13
batman code vengeance	12
hms vengeance	12
otaku vengeance	11
cycle vengeance	10
batman cheat pc vengeance	10
cheat mechwarrior vengeance	9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "vengeance": vengeances. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Vengeance" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vangeance, vegeance, vegenance, venegence, vengance, vengeace, vengeane, vengenance, vengence, vergence. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "vengeance" (pronounced ve"njuns)
4	-j u n s	allegiance, convergence, counterintelligence, diligence, divergence, emergence, indulgence, intelligence, intransigence, negligence, reemergence, resurgence, submergence.
3	-u n s	abeyance, abhorrence, absence, abstinence, abundance, acceptance, accordance, acquaintance, acquiescence, adherence, admirations, admittance, adolescence, affluence, alliance, allowance, ambiance, ambience, ambivalence, ambulance, annoyance, appearance, appliance, arrogance, ascendance, assistance, assurance, attendance, audience, avoidance, balance, belligerence, beneficence, benevolence, bioscience, brilliance, cadence, capacitance, chrominance, circumference, clairvoyance, Clarence, clearance, coexistence, cognizance, coherence, coincidence, coinsurance, comeuppance, competence, compliance, concurrence, condolence, conference, confidence, confluence, conformance, congruence, connivance, conscience, consequence, consistence, continuance, contrivance, convalescence, convenience, conveyance, correspondence, countenance, counterbalance, credence, dalliance, decadence, Defeasance, deference, defiance, deliverance, dependence, deterrence, deviance, difference, disallowance, disappearance, discontinuance, disobedience, dissidence, dissonance, distance, disturbance, dominance, ebullience, elegance, eloquence, eminence, endurance, entrance, equivalence, essence, evanescence, evidence, excellence, existence, expedience, experience, extravagance, exuberance, flamboyance, Florence, forbearance, fragrance, furtherance, governance, grievance, guidance, hindrance, ignorance, imbalance, immanence, imminence, impatience, impedance, importance, impotence, imprudence, inadvertence, incidence, incoherence, incompetence, incontinence, inconvenience, independence, indifference, inductance, inexperience, inference, influence, inheritance, innocence, insignificance, insistence, insolence, instance, insurance, interdependence, interference, intolerance, invariance, irrelevance, irreverence, issuance, jurisprudence, licence, license, luminance, luminescence, maintenance, malfeasance, neuroscience, noncompliance, noninterference, nonviolence, nuisance, obedience, observance, obsolescence, occurrence, omnipotence, omnipresence, opulence, ordinance, Ordnance, overabundance, overconfidence, overdependence, overreliance, parlance, patience, penance, performance, permanence, persecutions, perseverance, persistence, pestilence, petulance, phosphorescence, pittance, precedence, predominance, preeminence, preference, preponderance, prescience, presence, prevalence, prominence, protuberance, provenance, Providence, province, prudence, pseudoscience, quintessence, radiance, reappearance, reassurance, recalcitrance, recognizance, reconnaissance, recurrence, reference, reinspections, reinsurance, relevance, reliance, reluctance, remembrance, reminiscence, remittance, repentance, resemblance, residence, resilience, resistance, resonance, reticence, reverence, riddance, science, semblance, senescence, sentence, sequence, severance, significance, silence, subservience, subsidence, subsistence, substance, surveillance, sustenance, teleconference, temperance, tolerance, transcendence, transference, transience, turbulence, unbalance, utterance, Valence, variance, vehemence, videoconference, vigilance, violence, virulence.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-g-n-n-v"
	-3 letters: avenge, encage, geneva.
	-4 letters: agene, ganev, nance, veena, vegan, venae, venge.
	-5 letters: acne, agee, cage, cane, cave, eave, even, gaen, gane, gave, gene, nave, nene, neve, vane, vang, vena.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-e-g-n-n-v"
	+1 letter: vengeances.
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Vengeance

Definition: Vengeance

Vengeance

Noun

Synonym: Vengeance

Synonyms within Context: Vengeance

Completeness

Greatness

Revenge

Violence

Wrong

Crosswords: Vengeance

Modern Usage: Vengeance

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Commercial Usage: Vengeance

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Familiar Quotations: Vengeance

Alexander Pope

Arthur Schopenhauer

Dr. Samuel Johnson

John Ford

Maximilien Robespierre

Napoleon Bonaparte

Pierre Corneille

Samuel Johnson

Use in Literature: Vengeance

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Non-Fiction Usage: Vengeance

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Vengeance

Glen Campbell

Speeches: Vengeance

Andrew Jackson

Usage Frequency: Vengeance

Expressions: Vengeance

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vengeance

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Modern Translations: Vengeance

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