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Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. [1] As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines hope as "to expect with confidence" or "to cherish a desire with anticipation". [2] Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness ...
Hope (Latin: spes) is one of the three theological virtues in the Christian tradition. Hope is a combination of the desire for something and expectation of receiving it. The Christian virtue is hoping specifically for Divine union and so eternal happiness. While faith is a function of the intellect, hope is an act of the will.
Hope is defined as a Divinely infused virtue, which acts upon the will, by which one trusts, with confidence grounded on the Divine assistance, to attain life everlasting. [14] Its opposite is the sin of despair. [2]
A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box, is a piece of furniture once commonly used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life.
Hope in a Prison of Despair, by Mary Evelyn de Morgan, depicting Hope as a woman or very young man holding a lamp, representing the comfort brought by religious faith. Hope is a given name derived from the Middle English hope, ultimately from the Old English word hopian [1] referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope.
Colin Campbell leading the 'forlorn hope' at the Siege of San Sebastián, 1813.Painting by William Barnes Wollen. A forlorn hope is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the vanguard in a military operation, such as a suicidal assault through the breach of a defended position, or the first men to climb a scaling ladder against a defended fortification, or a rearguard, to be ...
Dum spiro spero, which translates to "While I breathe, I hope", [1] is a Latin phrase of indeterminate origin. It is the motto of various places and organisations, including the U.S. state of South Carolina .
Half a glass of water, illustration of two different mental attitudes, optimism (half full) and pessimism (half empty). Optimism is the attitude or mindset of expecting events to lead to particularly positive, favorable, desirable, and hopeful outcomes.