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Scott argues that Christians should not express anger in the "language of vehement indignation". [ citation needed ] The Forerunner Commentary on Psalms 137:2–6 argues that these psalms are about the "bitterness of exile into which God forced Judah", purportedly with the goal of turning grief into zeal, so that the "anger can be used to scour ...
Bruce Wilhelm (born 1945), American former weightlifter strongman, twice winner of the World's Strongest Man competition, in 1977 and 1978. Carl Wilhelm (1885–1936), German film director, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film era. Eugène Wilhelm (1866–1951), French lawyer and sexologist. George Wilhelm (1829–1920), American ...
Philippic. A philippic (/fɪˈlɪpɪk/) [1] is a fiery, damning speech, or tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term is most famously associated with three noted orators of the ancient world: Demosthenes of ancient Athens, Cato the Elder and Cicero of ancient Rome. The term itself is derived from Demosthenes's speeches ...
Vehementer Nos. Vehementer Nos was a papal encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius X on 11 February 1906. He denounced the French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State enacted two months earlier.
Vehement. Vehement may refer to: The pronunciation of VHEMT, which is the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. HMS Vehement, the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy. Look up vehement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Category: Disambiguation pages.
Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages. A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini. Dictionary definition entries. A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical and stroke for logographic languages ...
Meanness, therefore, is the vice of a free person behaving, in such a culture, as a slave does. [ 8 ] Another problem that has taxed philosophers analysing Aristotle is that the expected continuum (on which vices and a virtue lie) is from excess to deficiency; but Aristotle describes meanness as both excess (of taking from) and deficiency (of ...
Meaning. Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering ...