in|ef´fa|ble|ness

in|ef´fa|ble|ness
in|ef|fa|ble «ihn EHF uh buhl», dj.
1. not to be expressed in words; too great to be described in words: »

the ineffable beauty of a sunset.

2. a) that must not be spoken: »

Jehovah was regarded by the Jews as an ineffable name too sacred for utterance and hence replaced in the reading of the Scriptures by Adonai or Elohim.

b) Obsolete. not to be disclosed or made known.
[< Latin ineffābilis < in- not + effābilis speakable < ex- out + fārī speak]
in|ef´fa|ble|ness, noun.

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