01 v. i. [or] auxiliary To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to …
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To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.
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To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.“Likewise must the deacons be grave.” — 1 Tim. iii. 8.“Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.” — 1 Tim. iii. 7.