suffering of others. Compassion is often regarded as emotional in nature‚ and there is an aspect of compassion which regards a quantitative dimension‚ such that individual’s compassion is often given a property of "depth‚" "vigor‚" or "passion." The etymology of "compassion" is Latin‚ meaning "co-suffering." More involved than simple empathy‚ compassion commonly gives rise to an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering. It is often‚ though not inevitably‚ the key component in what manifests in the
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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ® ELEVENTH EDITION User’s Guide Merriam-Webster‚ Incorporated 47 Federal Street P. O. Box 281 Springfield‚ MA 01102 www.Merriam-WebsterCollegiate.com www.Merriam-Webster.com • www.WordCentral.com www.Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com • AOL keyword: MERRIAM A GENUINE MERRIAM-WEBSTER The name Webster alone is no guarantee of excellence. It is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer. Merriam-Webster™ is the
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Cat Animal The domestic cat is a small‚ usually furry‚ domesticated‚ and carnivorous mammal. It is often called the housecat when kept as an indoor pet‚ or simply the cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other felids and felines. Wikipedia Scientific name: Felis catus Rank: Species Higher classification: Felis Lower classifications: Korat‚ Cymric‚ British Semi-longhai his article is about the cat species that is commonly kept as a pet. For the cat family‚ see Felidae. For other
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Billboard Top 20 singles chart. Top U.S. Corporate Brands - Forbes.com You know the names‚ but do you know what they are worth to Wall Street as an intangible asset? Google: Zeitgeist zeitgeist | Pronunciation: ’tsIt-"gIst‚ ’zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German‚ from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual‚ moral‚ and cultural climate of an era BusinessWeek Top100 Global Brands Ranks 100 brands that have a value greater than $1 billion and are global (deriving
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In Vedic Sanskrit‚ the more commonly used‚ literal meaning of the Sanskrit word yoga which is "to add"‚ "to join"‚ "to unite"‚ or "to attach" from the root yuj‚ already had a much more figurative sense‚ where the yoking or harnessing of oxen or horses takes on broader meanings such as "employment‚ use‚ application‚ performance" (compare the figurative uses of "to harness" as in "to put something to some use"). All further developments of the sense of this word are post-Vedic. More prosaic moods such
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Samal. In the past‚ the people of Samal name a place about what was the said place known for. For example‚ the name Peñaplata was derived from the word "piña" or pineapple because of the abundance of pineapple in the area. This‚ however‚ is folk etymology as peñaplata literally means "rock of silver" in Spanish. Tagpopongan is the first barangay in Samal which name was from the word "tagpo" or meet. It was called so because in the past‚ this place is chose by the datus as their meeting place. The
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The word astrology‚ whose etymology is traced to the Greek words astro‚ meaning those that relate to stars‚ celestial objects or outer space‚ and logy‚ meaning reason (variant of Logos)‚ is defined by the Oxford English dictionary as ‘the supposed art of foretelling or counselling in human affairs by interpretation of the motions of the planets and stars; star divination‚ astromancy’. Astrology is a form of Western Esotericism; it operates on a specialized knowledge spread through limited circle
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’puss’ (’pussycat’). Attested only from the 16th century‚ it may have been introduced from Dutch poes or from Low German puuskatte‚ related to Swedish kattepus‚ or Norwegian pus‚ pusekatt. Similar forms exist in Lithuanian puižė and Irish puisín. The etymology of this word is unknown‚ but it may have simply arisen from a sound used to attract a cat.[17][18] A group of cats is referred to as a "clowder" or a "glaring"‚[19] a male cat is called a "tom" or "tomcat"[20] (or a "gib"‚[21] if neutered)‚ an
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Discussion Question 6 How did the "Doctrine of Empiricism" change the way artists created art? Give examples. The term "empiricism" has a dual etymology‚ stemming both from the Greek word for "experience".(http://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_empiricism.html) The “Doctrine of Empiricism” changed the way artists created art. They went from an open-minded outlook on the way to express art to a more structured view. It vanished the idea of metaphysical‚ tradition‚ and myth and replaced it
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Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς)‚ the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there‚ was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa‚ and claimed Andromeda‚ having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for Queen Cassiopeia declaring that her daughter‚ Andromeda‚ was more beautiful than the Nereids
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