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vengeance meaning and definition
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Definition of vengeance (noun)
- the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
- "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
- synonyms: payback, retribution
Source: Princeton University Wordnet