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Emotions. v. t. e. In modern usage, enthusiasm refers to intense enjoyment, interest, or approval expressed by a person. The term is related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism, zest, verve, and high energy. [ 1] The word was originally used to refer to a person possessed by God, or someone who exhibited intense piety .
Community. A community of interest, or interest-based community, is a community of people who share a common interest or passion. These people exchange ideas and thoughts about the given passion, but may know (or care) little about each other outside this area. Participation in a community of interest can be compelling, entertaining and create ...
Pamphlet. An 18th-century painting of a girl with a basket of pamphlets. Due to their low cost and ease of production, pamphlets have often been used to popularize political or religious ideas. A pamphlet is an unbound book (that is, without a hard cover or binding ). Pamphlets may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both ...
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War's ...
Anagram. An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. [ 1] For example, the word anagram itself can be rearranged into the nonsense phrase "nag a ram"; which is an Easter egg suggestion in Google after searching for the word "anagram".
Astrology, in its broadest sense, is the search for meaning in the sky. [25] Early evidence for humans making conscious attempts to measure, record, and predict seasonal changes by reference to astronomical cycles, appears as markings on bones and cave walls, which show that lunar cycles were being noted as early as 25,000 years ago. [26]
The word "page" comes from the Latin term pagina, which means, "a written page, leaf, sheet", [ 1] which in turn comes from an earlier meaning "to create a row of vines that form a rectangle". [ 2] The Latin word pagina derives from the verb pangere, which means to stake out boundaries when planting vineyards. [ 2]
An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is occasionally true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" (the French word) or ...