onefold

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Definition of onefold in English English dictionary

Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete

Simple, plain, straightforward; single, singular; unmixed, unadulterated; honest, sincere

Ye see how ready men are to misconstrue and pervert the onefold meaning of the Lord.

Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme

Antonyms

manifold

Etymology

() From Middle English onfold (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafaldaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one +‎ -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simple, easy”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic