Măn'i-fōld1, a.
a. [Eng. many and fold, A-S. maneg-feald, menigfeald.] 1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! Ps. civ. 24. I know your manifold transgressions. Amos v. 12. 2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; — used to qualify nouns in the singular number; as, the manifold wisdom of God, or his manifold grace. Eph. iii. 10. 1 Pet. iv. 10.