archaic
: thy
—used especially before a word beginning with a vowel or h
singular or plural in construction
archaic
: that which belongs to thee
—used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy —used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Be thine the temple of each mind.
—Leah Hall, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022
There’s a pageantry to its vision of the South that the score matches and examines, a know-thine-enemy approach.
—Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
Watch thou, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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Adjective
Darkest hour, wake thy power, earthly and divine, Burn and brew with coven true, and glory shall be thine.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Be thine the temple of each mind.
—Leah Hall, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022
There’s a pageantry to its vision of the South that the score matches and examines, a know-thine-enemy approach.
—Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
Watch thou, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
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“Thine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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