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midst

mɪst
WordNet
In the midst of the clouds, figures of gods at a long table eat the meal. At the head, in the foreground, are Jupiter and Juno, recognizable by the eagle with the thunderbolts and the peacock respectively. In the background right, Eris, the goddess of contention, offers the golden apple to the guests. Six lines of Latin text below the performance.
In the midst of the clouds, figures of gods at a long table eat the meal. At the head, in the foreground, are Jupiter and Juno, recognizable by the eagle with the thunderbolts and the peacock respectively. In the background right, Eris, the goddess of contention, offers the golden apple to the guests. Six lines of Latin text below the performance.
  1. (n) midst
    the location of something surrounded by other things "in the midst of the crowd"
Illustrations
A column of Canadian soldiers stretching to the right in the midst of the audience, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam; photo taken from the Hirsch building (atelier-Merkelbach) towards the Marnixstraat.
A column of Canadian soldiers stretching to the right in the midst of the audience, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam; photo taken from the Hirsch building (atelier-Merkelbach) towards the Marnixstraat.
In the midst of hunters and fishermen, Diana stands on a pedestal with a bow and arrow as ruler of shipping and fishing. In the background a view of the coast with several ships. In the sky the symbol of the zodiac sign Cancer.
In the midst of hunters and fishermen, Diana stands on a pedestal with a bow and arrow as ruler of shipping and fishing. In the background a view of the coast with several ships. In the sky the symbol of the zodiac sign Cancer.
Christ with the cross stands in the midst of four penitent sinners who worship him. On the left Mary Magdalene, next to it the penitent criminal who was crucified together with Christ. On the right King David and the Prodigal Son. Above Christ the Holy Spirit floats in the form of a dove.
Christ with the cross stands in the midst of four penitent sinners who worship him. On the left Mary Magdalene, next to it the penitent criminal who was crucified together with Christ. On the right King David and the Prodigal Son. Above Christ the Holy Spirit floats in the form of a dove.
A military vehicle of the Red Cross in the midst of the audience, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam; photo taken from Hirsch building (atelier-Merkelbach) to Stadsschouwburg / Marnixstraat.
A military vehicle of the Red Cross in the midst of the audience, on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam; photo taken from Hirsch building (atelier-Merkelbach) to Stadsschouwburg / Marnixstraat.
Christ and two disciples with bread and fish, in the midst of a group of people.
Christ and two disciples with bread and fish, in the midst of a group of people.
Ursula with crown and pilgrim's staff with Christian banner in the midst of soldiers killing her virgins. In the background soldiers shoot with bows and arrows at a tower (from the city of Cologne?). In the sky between clouds God or Christ with some putti.
Ursula with crown and pilgrim's staff with Christian banner in the midst of soldiers killing her virgins. In the background soldiers shoot with bows and arrows at a tower (from the city of Cologne?). In the sky between clouds God or Christ with some putti.
Jabal, his wife, and his children sit under a tarp in the midst of a resting flock. Jabal is the ancestor of those who live in tents and keep livestock. Below the picture an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.
Jabal, his wife, and his children sit under a tarp in the midst of a resting flock. Jabal is the ancestor of those who live in tents and keep livestock. Below the picture an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album.
On a path in the forest a shepherd walks in the midst of his flock. He drives the sheep with a stick.
On a path in the forest a shepherd walks in the midst of his flock. He drives the sheep with a stick.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Midst
    In the middle.
  2. Midst
    In the midst of; amidst.
  3. Midst
    The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest. "And when the devil had thrown him in the midst , he came out of him.", "There is nothing . . . in the midst of the play] which might not have been placed in the beginning."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) midst
    The middle; an interior or central part, point, or position.
  2. (n) midst
    Synonyms Amidst, In the midst of, etc. (see among); Center, etc. See middle.
  3. midst
    In the middle.
  4. midst
    Amidst.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Midst
    midst the middle
  2. (adv) Midst
    in the middle
  3. (prep) Midst
    amidst
Quotations
Anne Sophie Swetchine
How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.
Anne Sophie Swetchine
In the midst of life we are in debt.
Ethel Watts Mumford
Albert Camus
The only conception of freedom I can have is that of the prisoner or the individual in the midst of the State. The only one I know is freedom of thought and action.
Albert Camus
Steve Martin
Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.
Steve Martin
Life isn't like a book. Life isn't logical or sensible or orderly. Life is a mess most of the time. And theology must be lived in the midst of that mess.
Charles Caleb Colton
In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter.
Chinese Proverb
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary From middest, in the middest, for older in middes, where -s, is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or still older a midde, a midden, on midden,. See Mid, and cf. Amidst

Usage in the news

The Boulder congregation was in the midst of searching for a pastor while struggling to fill the pews. dailycamera.com

Seldom do we long for mid-winter in the midst of a warm and green summer vacation. cabinlife.com

Cherie (Rachel Verhaaren) sings, accompanied by Virgil ( Robert Scott Hitcho) during the impromptu floor show in the midst of a blizzard. baltimoresun.com

Ontario must root out the Mafia in its midst. innipegfreepress.com

In the midst of a rare cool July evening, Luisa Fernando Henao and Andrew Plecker Sease were married on July 28, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church, Court Square in Harrisonburg, Va. dnronline.com

In the midst of a rare cool July evening, Luisa Fernando Henao and Andrew Plecker Sease were married on July 28, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church, Court Square in Harrisonburg, Va. Pete Hardesty of Harrisonburg officiated. dnronline.com

Psychology finds itself in the midst of a major media renaissance: bestselling books, popular magazine stories, blog posts that go viral. bostonglobe.com

As the Rams' bye week begins, coach Steve Spagnuolo and his staff are in the midst of self-scouting. ktrs.com

Sitting in the midst of the technology and business desks here at washingtonpost.com, it seems to me that everyone must know what " phishing " is and how it can put more than a crimp in your day. ashingtonpost.com

The oft-troubled sport of thoroughbred horse racing may have a solution for its well-documented woes right in its midst. standard.net

Given the number of defeats the Union army suffered in 1861, it is not surprising that President Abraham Lincoln was in the midst of despair concerning military campaigns in January 1862. sunherald.com

How to Smartly Engage with the Young Doubters in Your Midst. blog.christianitytoday.com

At least 44 are in the red and are either in the midst of, or have already completed, unpleasant budget debates. northernexpress.com

BBC news director and her deputy ' step aside ' for time being in midst of child sex abuse scandal. foxnews.com

There isn't much left of the GM brand, and one wonders what will be there a year from now when GM, the new GM, will be in the midst of an expected initial public offering. businessweek.com

Usage in scientific papers

Presumably, the HSB system was in the midst of, or had recently undergone, a large burst of star formation in its core.
Star Formation and Tidal Encounters with the Low Surface Brightness Galaxy UGC 12695 and Companions

These lemmas will be presented when needed, and their proof inserted in the midst of the proof of Proposition 2.5.
Distance Semantics for Belief Revision

Today, we are in the midst of a long IAE, though specifically in a midglaciation period between O(104 ) yr long ice-ages.
The Spiral Structure of the Milky Way, Cosmic Rays, and Ice Age Epochs on Earth

The solar granulation is the observational manifestation of convection: concentrated, rapid, cold downdrafts in the midst of broad, slow, warm upflows.
Stellar abundance analyses in the light of 3D hydrodynamical model atmospheres

Therefore, it is likely that they are truly “passive ” and “spiral” galaxies in the midst of cluster galaxy evolution.
Are Passive Spiral Galaxies Truly "Passive" and "Spiral"? : Near-Infrared Perspective

Usage in literature

Her master let her get over the difficulty as she might, while he rode on in the midst of the green track. "The Hour and the Man" by Harriet Martineau

The Marquis might have been forgiven if, in the midst of the cheering, he had strutted a bit. "Roosevelt in the Bad Lands" by Hermann Hagedorn

In the midst of a profound silence the will was opened and read. "Capitola's Peril" by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

A few steps brought him to an open space, in the midst of which the grisly bear was discovered. "The Wild Man of the West" by R.M. Ballantyne

The antelope becomes so easily confused, that when met on the prairies it frequently runs headlong into the midst of the travellers. "The Western World" by W.H.G. Kingston

How could we tell grains of gold from gravel or anything else in the midst of such darkness as there is down here. "The Tiger Hunter" by Mayne Reid

They know what it means, and that there is Monte in their midst. "The Flag of Distress" by Mayne Reid

They were on a small rock in the midst of a rapid river. "Popular Adventure Tales" by Mayne Reid

In short, she was like the personified form of Goodness in their midst. "A World of Girls" by L. T. Meade

Aunt Ducie died in the midst of them, and Uncle Gervase did not long survive. "Fifty-Two Stories For Girls" by Various

Usage in poetry
Is it the clime you flee?
Yet midst his unremitting snows
The poor Laponian's bosom glows,
And shares bright rays from thee.
"Ode to Health, 1730" by William Shenstone Author object (719)
And we shall miss thy voice, my bird!
Under our whispering pine;
Music shall midst the leaves be heard,
But not a song like thine.
"Edith: A Tale Of The Woods" by Felicia Dorothea Hemans Author object (205)
Through the travail of the ages
Midst the pomp and toil of war
Have I fought and strove and perished
Countless times upon this star.
"Through a Glass Darkly," by General George S Patton Jnr
The mossy grave thy tears have wet,
And the wind's wild moanings by,
Thou with thy kindred shalt forget,
Midst flowers?not such as die.
"Edith: A Tale Of The Woods" by Felicia Dorothea Hemans Author object (205)
But ah! the brightest day must end,
To fate the bravest heroes bend;
And falling midst thy fallen foes,
Thy glory, gallant Ludd, must close.
"The Watch And Ward." by Samuel Bamford Author object (591)
Midst yearnings for a truer life,
Without were fears, within was strife;
And still his wayward act denied
The perfect good for which he sighed.
"The Chapel of the Hermits" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)