Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1707
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UNCLEARNESS, n. An absence of any sign of Divine approval, the want of God's guidance in any matter. See Clearness.Sc. 1707 T. Boston Memoirs (1853) 193:
I found an unclearness to leave my own congregation.
