Greek agatho- (good) and logos (discourse),
Agathism recognizes the existence of evil
but holds that all things
tend toward the good.
A belief in the ultimate triumph of good despite evil means
A belief in the ultimate triumph of good despite evil means
Agathist: The meliorist,
or forward-looker who believes that the world and things in
general are
heading for the better. Thus in things that most people regard as evil
or tragic, such as virulent diseases, calamitous earthquakes, or wars,
the agathist can find some ultimate purpose. The optimist (in the
word's purest sense) sees the present as pretty much for the best; the
agathist, less content with the present, nonetheless thinks things are
inevitably tending towards good-- "though perhaps not," as one
dictionary explains, "along the best
road."
this
definition can be found on p.83 of
Agathosma
In botany, a genus of plants of the rue family; literally "smelling good".
(http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/list/A/4)
In botany, a genus of plants of the rue family; literally "smelling good".
(http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/list/A/4)
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Boldface Words - a physical Dictionary Collection
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Strong, direct,
distinct,
conspicuous, and (sometimes) daring. In typography, used as a short form of boldface. http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Bj.html |
| bold-face
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noun:
a typeface with heavy,
thick lines, often used for emphasis. transitive verb: to set in boldface. Inflected Forms: boldfaced, boldfacing, boldfaces http://www.wordsmyth.net |
| Boldfaced
Baldfaced
Barefaced |
The only one of these spellings recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary as meaning “shameless” is “barefaced.” Etymologies often refer to the prevalence of beards among Renaissance Englishmen, but beards were probably too common to be considered as deceptively concealing. It seems more likely that the term derived from the widespread custom at that time among the upper classes of wearing masks to social occasions where one would rather not be recognized. http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~brians/errors/baldfaced.html |