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Oríkì includes both single praise names [1] and long strings of “attributive epithets” that may be chanted in poetic form. [2] According to the Yoruba historian Samuel Johnson, oriki expresses what a child is or what he or she is hoped to become. If one is male, a praise name is usually expressive of something heroic, brave or strong.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a dangerous thing; A leopard cannot change its spots; A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the water that is past; A miss is as good as a mile; A new language is a new life (Persian proverb) [5] A penny saved is a penny ...
Epizeuxis – emphasizing an idea by repeating a single word. Eristic – communicating with the aim of winning the argument regardless of truth. Erotema – rhetorical question; a question is asked to which an answer is not expected. [1] Ethos – a rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer's credibility.
Alleluia (/ ˌ ɑː l ə ˈ l ʊ j ə,-j ɑː / AL-ə-LOO-yə, -yah; from Hebrew הללויה 'praise Yah') is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In Christian worship , Alleluia is used as a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of scripture, usually from the Psalms . [ 4 ]
The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". [2] A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist. The singing or composition of hymns is called hymnody. Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymn books. Hymns may or may not include instrumental accompaniment. Polyhymnia is the Greco/Roman goddess of ...
Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words popularized from Black Twitter that have helped shape the internet. ... It is used to express a range of emotions, from sadness to excitement. For example ...
What can mine own praise to mine own self bring, And what is’t but mine own when I praise thee? Even for this, let us divided live, And our dear love lose name of single one, That by this separation I may give That due to thee which thou deserv’st alone. O absence, what a torment wouldst thou prove, Were it not thy sour leisure gave sweet leave
Dirty words for body parts (p*ssy, c*ck, d*ck, t*ts, etc.) are also worth discussing; there’s nothing inherently wrong with any of them, but some people have strong reactions to one over another ...