1. midst - Noun
2. midst - Preposition
The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.
Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
In the midst of; amidst.
In the middle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd should you hear any one in the public thoroughfare, or in the midst of the forum, blaspheming God; go up to him and rebuke him; and should it be necessary to inflict blows, spare not to do so. Smite him on the face; strike his mouth; sanctify thy hand with the blow... John Chrysostom
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. Thomas Henry Huxley
A fool is thirsty in the midst of water. Ethiopian Proverb
It is foolish for someone to remain thirsty when he is in the midst of water. Ethiopian Proverb
The fool is thirsty in the midst of a downpour. Ethiopian Proverb