The Barren Fig Tree

In Luke 13, Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree. The tree is planted in a vineyard, which sounds weird, but fig trees were often used as trellises in vineyards. The owner is unhappy because ...

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During his address, the Pope reflected on this Third Sunday of Lent’s Gospel reading about the barren fig tree, drawing parallels between the patient farmer in the parable and God’s merciful approach ...

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barren /ˈbærən/ adj incapable of producing offspring, seed, or fruit; sterile: a barren tree unable to support the growth of crops, etc; unproductive; bare: barren land lacking in stimulation or ideas; dull not producing worthwhile results; unprofitable: a barren period in a writer's life

The meaning of BARREN is not reproducing. How to use barren in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Barren.

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Define barren. barren synonyms, barren pronunciation, barren translation, English dictionary definition of barren. unproductive; unfruitful; not producing results; infertile: The queen was barren. Not to be confused with: baron – a member of nobility; a person of great...

BARREN definition: 1. unable to produce plants or fruit: 2. unable to have children or young animals 3. not creating…. Learn more.

Definition of barren adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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barren (comparative barrener or more barren, superlative barrenest or most barren) (of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. quotations

BARREN definition: not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile. See examples of barren used in a sentence.