Anagrams of: DISCOURAGINGS

• a state of dishonor

• bring shame or dishonor upon

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• damage the reputation of

• extended verbal expression in speech or writing

• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• carry on a conversation

• talk at length and formally about a topic

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• go on a crusade; fight a holy war

• a whip used to inflict punishment

• something causing misery or death

• a person who inspires fear or dread

• punish severely; excoriate

• whip

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual exegesis, or interpretation of Scripture.

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling