multitude

[Fr., from Lat. multitudo=a multitude; multus =many, much; Ital. multitudine; Sp. multitud.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The state of being many in number; a large or great number collectively; numerousne , number. "And they came as gra hoppers for multitude ." -Judges vi. 5. 2. A great number indefinitely. "In the multitude of counsellors there is safety." Proverbs xi. 14. 3. A crowd or throng of people; an a embly. "And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude." - Acts xxi. 34. 4. The common people, the vulgar, the mob, the populace. "Which the rude multitude call the afternoon." --Shakes