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Definition of Leavens

Leaven
Leaven Leav"en, n. [OE. levain, levein, F. levain, L. levamen alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See Lever, n.] 1. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm. 2. Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. --Luke xii. 1.
Leaven
Leaven Leav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening.] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor. v. 6. 2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. --Milton.

Meaning of Leavens from wikipedia

- Leavens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bert Leavens (1886–1953), Canadian politician in Ontario Edmund Leavens Chandler (1829–1880)...
- Clostridium perfringens producing hydrogen found in salt-rising bread Chemical leavens are mixtures or compounds that release gases when they react with each...
- The Parable of the Leaven, also called the parable of the yeast, is one of the shortest parables of Jesus. It appears in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20–21...
- The Leaveners was a performing arts organisation consisting of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). They started at Britain Yearly Meeting...
- Holy Leaven: its addition to sacramental bread before it is baked, and the annual renewal of the Holy Leaven itself. The origin of the Holy Leaven supposedly...
- the surface of cereal grains, so any dough left to rest leavens naturally. An early leavened bread was baked as early as 6000 BC in southern Mesopotamia...
- Harry B (1982). "Edmund Leavens Chandler". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 1 March 2009. Edmund Leavens Chandler – Parliament of Canada...
- Henry Paoli Leavens (1836–1917) was a member of the Wisconsin State ****embly during the 1877 session. Other positions he held include village president...
- Leaven of Malice, published in 1954, is the second novel in The Salterton Trilogy by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. The other two novels are Tempest-Tost...
- Gary T. Leavens is an American academic working as a professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida. Leavens earned a Bachelor of Science...