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  2. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Secret symbol of the followers of Oscar Wilde, love between two men white: Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness [4] pink: A woman's love, [6] a mother's love; I'll never forget you [4] yellow: Rejection, disdain, disappointment; [5] [4] pride and beauty [8] purple: Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability [4] mauve ...

  3. Home - Wikipedia

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    A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully- or semi-sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. [vague] Homes provide sheltered spaces, for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be ...

  4. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Color symbolism. Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [1] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [2] The same color may have very different ...

  5. Symbolism of domes - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The symbolic meaning of the dome has developed over millennia. Although the precise origins are unknown, a mortuary tradition of domes existed across the ancient world, as well as a symbolic association with the sky. Both of these traditions may have a common root in the use of the domed hut, a shape which was associated with the heavens ...

  6. Hestia - Wikipedia

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    e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians. In Greek mythology, the new-born Hestia, along with four of her ...

  7. Cultural depictions of turtles - Wikipedia

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    In Tibet, the tortoise is a symbol of creativity. [8] The tortoise is of the feng shui water element [32] with the tiger, phoenix, and dragon representing the other three elements. According to the principles of feng shui the rear of the home is represented by the Black Tortoise, which signifies support for home, family life, and personal ...

  8. Soldier's Home - Wikipedia

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    Soldier's Home. Ernest Hemingway in 1923. " Soldier's Home " is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It was included in the 1925 Contact Collection of Contemporary Writers and published by Boni & Liveright in Hemingway's 1925 New York collection short stories, In Our Time. [1]

  9. Yin and yang - Wikipedia

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    The yin and yang symbol (or taijitu) shows a balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section. [ citation needed ] In Taoist metaphysics, distinctions between good and bad, along with other dichotomous moral judgments, are perceptual, not real; so, the duality of yin and yang is an indivisible whole.