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Meekness is roughly equivalent in common usage to humility.^[1] It is one of the Seven virtues in Christian tradition.^[2] A well-known phrase from the Bible states, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth", found in Matthew 5:5 of the Beatitudes. A refined meaning of this phrase has been seen to say that those that are quiet or nullified will one day inherit the world. It has also been speculated that it is a veiled way to say stay quiet, do not speak out, be submissive and you can have what is left of the earth. A possible fallacy used to control and oppress under the will of the speaker. The ethics of the phrase come in to question mainly because the meaning of meekness from biblical times to present day may have been distorted.

References [link]

^ Matthew (1806). A Discourse Concerning Meekness. Hilliard
^ Bobbio, Norberto (2000). In praise of meekness: Essays on ethics and politics. Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-0-7456-2309-2

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Meek (surname)

Meek is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Antony James Meek (Born 1979), British Actor and Martial Artist

Albert Stewart Meek (1871–1943), British bird collector and naturalist

Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814–1865), American politician, lawyer, writer and poet

Barbara Meek (born 1934), American actress

Bill Meek (1922–1998), American football coach

Carrie P. Meek (born 1926), American politician from Florida

Chantal Meek, canoer

Donald Meek (1878–1946), Scottish character actor

Evan Meek, American baseball pitcher

Fielding Bradford Meek (1817–1876), American geologist and paleontologist

James Meek, minister

James Meek (author)

Janice Meek, ocean rower

Jeffrey Meek, actor

Jerry Meek politician

Joe Meek (1929–1967), British record producer and composer

Joseph Meek (1810–1875), American explorer, soldier and politician

Kendrick Meek (born 1966), American politician from Florida

Larissa Meek, American model

MeeK (musician) (born 1971), Franco-British singer/songwriter.

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Meek (street artist)

Meek (born 1978, Melbourne, Australia ) is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the subgenre of stencil graffiti.

Meek started putting up street art in early 2003 and enjoys the irony of his name in a subject area that is all about bragging and boasting.

He lived in London for some time and was exposed to the work of Banksy. As well as stenciling prolifically, Meek has also hijacked billboards, and used wheat paste and stickers.

The book Stencil Graffiti Capital devotes a chapter to Meek. Other books that display his works are Stencil Pirates by Josh McPhee,Conform by Saskia Folk and Street art uncut by Matthew Lunn. Meek also appears in feature documentary RASH 2005, a film which explores the cultural value of street art in Melbourne, Australia.

His work has been exhibited in:

Melbourne Stencil Festival, 2005

BACKWOODS - An Exhibition of the EVERFRESH STUDIOS, Wooden Shadow Gallery, Richmond (VIC), 21 April 2007

National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia

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