1) a burden, load
1a) of the freight or lading of a ship
2) metaph.
2a) of burdensome rites
2b) of the obligations Christ lays upon his followers, and styles a "burden" by way of the contrast to the precepts of the Pharisees, the observance of which was most oppressive
2c) faults of the conscience which oppress the soul
For Synonyms see entry
G5819