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 contemplate
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 Pronunciation Key (kŏn'təm-plāt')  
v.   con·tem·plat·ed, con·tem·plat·ing, con·tem·plates
  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully.
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder: contemplated the problem from all sides; contemplated the mystery of God.
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility: contemplate marriage; forced by the accident to contemplate retirement.  To ponder; meditate.

 
[Latin contemplārī, contemplāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + templum, space for observing auguries; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]
 

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indulgence Pronunciation (ĭn-dŭl'jəns).  

[Origin: 1325–75; ME < L indulgentia. See indulge, -ence]

—Synonyms 3. sufferance, forbearance, allowance.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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American Heritage Dictionary
  
  1.   

            Positive meanings:

    1. The act or an instance of indulging; gratification: indulgence of every whim.
    2. The state of being indulgent.
    3. The act of indulging in something: indulgence in responsible behavior.
    4. Something indulged in: Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.
    5. Something granted as a favor or privilege.
    6. Permission to extend the time of payment or performance.
    7. Patient attention: I beg your indulgence for just a few minutes.
  2.         

     Negative or neutral meanings:

    1. The act of indulging in something: indulgence in irresponsible behavior.
    2. Something indulged in: Sports cars are an expensive indulgence.
    3. Something granted as a favor or privilege.
    4. Permission to extend the time of payment or performance.
    5. Patient attention: I beg your indulgence for just a few minutes.
  3. Liberal or lenient treatment; tolerance: treated their grandchildren with fond indulgence.
  4. Self-indulgence: a life of wealth and indulgence.
    1. Something granted as a favor or privilege.
    2. Permission to extend the time of payment or performance.
    3. Patient attention: I beg your indulgence for just a few minutes.

    Roman Catholic Church Theological meaning:

  6.  The remission of temporal punishment still due for a sin that has been sacramentaly absolved.

tr.v.   in·dul·genced, in·dul·genc·ing, in·dul·genc·es
 

 

 

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grace

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
[greys] , verb, graced, grac·ing.
1. elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
2. a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.
3. favor or good will.
4. a manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior: It was only through the dean's grace that I wasn't expelled from school.
5. mercy; clemency; pardon: an act of grace.
6. favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied: The life insurance premium is due today, but we have 31 days' grace before the policy lapses. Compare grace period.
8. Theology.
a. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
b. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
c. a virtue or excellence of divine origin: the Christian graces.
d. Also called state of grace. the condition of being in God's favor or one of the elect.
9. moral strength: the grace to perform a duty.
10. a short prayer before or after a meal, in which a blessing is asked and thanks are given.
11. (usually initial capital letter) a formal title used in addressing or mentioning a duke, duchess, or archbishop, and formerly also a sovereign (usually prec. by your, his, etc.).
12. Graces, Classical Mythology. the goddesses of beauty, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, worshiped in Greece as the Charities and in Rome as the Gratiae.
13. Music. grace note.
–verb (used with object)
14. to lend or add grace to; adorn: Many fine paintings graced the rooms of the house.
15. to favor or honor: to grace an occasion with one's presence.
—Idioms
16. fall from grace,
a. Theology. to relapse into sin or disfavor.
b. to lose favor; be discredited: He fell from grace when the boss found out he had lied.
17. have the grace to, to be so kind as to: Would you have the grace to help, please?
18. in someone's good (or bad) graces, regarded with favor (or disfavor) by someone: It is a wonder that I have managed to stay in her good graces this long.
19. with bad grace, reluctantly; grudgingly: He apologized, but did so with bad grace. Also, with a bad grace.
20. with good grace, willingly; ungrudgingly: She took on the extra work with good grace.
[Origin: 1125–75; ME < OF < L grātia favor, kindness, esteem, deriv. of grātus pleasing]

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creation

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) [kree-ey-shuhn]
1. the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
2. the fact of being created.
3. something that is or has been created.
4. the Creation, the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.
5. the world; universe.
6. creatures collectively.
7. an original product of the mind, esp. an imaginative artistic work: the creations of a poetic genius.
8. a specially designed dress, hat, or other article of women's clothing, usually distinguished by imaginative or unique styling: the newest Paris creations.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME creacioun < L creātiōn- (s. of creātiō). See create, -ion]

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communication

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) [kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn]
1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
3. something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
4. a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
5. passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
6. communications,
a. means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.
b. routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.
7. Biology.
a. activity by one organism that changes or has the potential to change the behavior of other organisms.
b. transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals.
[Origin: 1375–1425; ME communicacioun < MF < L commūnicātiōn- (s. of commūnicātiō), equiv. to commūnicāt(us)

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conversation

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) [kon-ver-sey-shuhn]
1. informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
2. an instance of this.
3. association or social intercourse; intimate acquaintance.
4. criminal conversation.
5. the ability to talk socially with others: She writes well but has no conversation.
6. Obsolete.
a. behavior or manner of living.
b. close familiarity; intimate acquaintance, as from constant use or study.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME conversacio(u)n < L conversātiōn- (s. of conversātiō) society, intercourse, equiv. to conversāt(us) ptp. of conversārī to associate with (see converse1) + -iōn- -ion]

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TYPE pronunciation [tahyp]

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1. a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type.
2. a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usually fol. by of): This is some type of mushroom.
3. Informal. a person, regarded as reflecting or typifying a certain line of work, environment, etc.: a couple of civil service types.
4. a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model: the very type of a headmaster.

[Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English: symbol, figure < Latin typus bas-relief, ground plan < Greek týpos blow, impression]

ARCHETYPE pronunciation (ahr-ki-tahyp)

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1. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
[Origin: 1595–1605; < Latin archetypum an original < Greek archétypon a model, pattern (neut. of archétypos of the first mold

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parable  pronunciation [par-uh-buhl]

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1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
[Origin: 1275–1325; Middle English parabil < LL parabola comparison, parable, word < Greek parabol comparison, equiv. to para- + bol a throwing]

ParableEaston's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

1)(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophetic utterance (Num. 23:7; Ezek. 20:49), (3) an enigmatic saying (Ps. 78:2; Prov. 1:6). In the New Testament, (1) a proverb (Mark 7:17; Luke 4:23), (2) a typical emblem (Heb. 9:9; 11:19), (3) a similitude or allegory (Matt. 15:15; 24:32; Mark 3:23; Luke 5:36; 14:7); (4) ordinarily, in a more restricted sense, a comparison of earthly with heavenly things, "an earthly story with a heavenly meaning," as in the parables of our Lord. Instruction by parables has been in use from the earliest times. A large portion of our Lord's public teaching consisted of parables. He himself explains his reasons for this in his answer to the inquiry of the disciples, "Why speakest thou to them in parables?" (Matt. 13:13-15; Mark 4:11, 12; Luke 8:9, 10). He followed in so doing the rule of the divine procedures, as recorded in Matt. 13:13. The parables uttered by our Lord are all recorded in the synoptical (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The fourth Gospel contains no parable properly so called, although the illustration of the good shepherd (John 10:1-16) has all the essential features of a parable.

(See List of Parables in Appendix.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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Transubstantiation

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tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion  Pronunciation   (trān'səb-stān'shē-ā'shən)   
  1. Conversion of one substance into another.
  2. In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < NL consubstantiātiōn- (s. of consubstantiātiō), equiv. to con- con- + (trans)substantiātiōn-


Consubstantiation

con·sub·stan·ti·a·tion [kon-suhb-stan-shee-ey-shuhn]   
 
American Heritage Dictionary
  
 The doctrine, proposed by Martin Luther, that the substance of the body and blood of Jesus coexists with the substance of the bread and wine in the Eucharist.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < NL consubstantiātiōn- (s. of consubstantiātiō), equiv. to con- con- + (trans)substantiātiōn

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Fear of the Lord - sometimes called "Wonder and Awe in God." This gift is described by Aquinas as a fear of separating oneself from God. He describes the gift as a "filial fear," like a child's fear of offending his father, rather than a "servile fear," that is, a fear of punishment.

(THAT IS the encyclopedia definition of the phrase or "Gift" and should be excepted, although I understand it best  in a somewhat loser term; As in that of a Justified Fear Given by an ALL JUST yet Loving and Compassionate God, allowing a Sinner the Grace to finally "realize" the gravity of the offenses, and then, Lovingly, showing that Sinner a way (or path) to complete (reconciliation) and expiation  thereby forgoing the "Just Punishment Due" And giving the "Fatherly" reminder of something like .."Stay away from these sins in the Future for now you KNOW" and even to the point of asking "Why would You want to HURT ME and YOURSELF like this?".

 

 

 

 

chortle

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
 

noun
1.  a soft partly suppressed laugh 

verb
1.  laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: chuckle] 

 

 

 

 

expiation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
noun
1.  compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement] 
2.  the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

EXPIATION Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Guilt is said to be expiated when it is visited with punishment falling on a substitute. Expiation is made for our sins when they are punished not in ourselves but in another who consents to stand in our room. It is that by which reconciliation is effected. Sin is thus said to be "covered" by vicarious satisfaction. The cover or lid of the ark is termed in the LXX. hilasterion, that which covered or shut out the claims and demands of the law against the sins of God's people, whereby he became "propitious" to them. The idea of vicarious expiation runs through the whole Old Testament system of sacrifices.

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FILIAL   [fil-ee-uhl]

 
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial obedience.
2. noting or having the relation of a child to a parent.
3. Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations following the parental generation, each generation being designated by an F followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.
 

 

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charisma    [kuh-riz-muh]

 
1. Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
2. a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.
3. the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of veneration, or the like.

 

 

 

conceive Pronunciation  (kən-sēv')  

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v.   con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing, con·ceives
  1. To become pregnant with (offspring).
  2. To form or develop in the mind; devise: conceive a plan to increase profits.
  3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence.
  4. To be of the opinion that; think: didn't conceive such a tragedy could occur.
  5. To begin or originate in a specific way: a political movement conceived in the ferment of the 1960s.

 

 

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incarnate    Pronunciation (ĭn-kär'nĭt)    

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adj.  
    1. Invested with bodily nature and form: an incarnate spirit.
    2. Embodied in human form; personified: a villain who is evil incarnate.
  2. Incarnadine.

 

 

 

 

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 decade Pronunciation (děk'ād', dě-kād')

  1. A period of ten years.
  2. A group or series of ten.
 

 

 

prophecy [prof-uh-see]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) 
  
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1. the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
2. something that is declared by a prophet, esp. a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
3. a divinely inspired utterance or revelation: oracular prophecies.
4. the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.
   
 

 

 

 

bear [bair]

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Pronunciation verb, bore or (Archaic) bare; borne or born; bear·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
2. to hold or remain firm under (a load): The roof will not bear the strain of his weight.
3. to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child.
4. to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit.
5. to hold up under; be capable of: His claim doesn't bear close examination.

 

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spouse  Pronunciation (spous, spouz)   

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c.1200, "a married woman in relation to her husband" (also of men), from O.Fr. spus (fem. spuse), from L. sponsus "bridegroom" (fem. sponsa "bride"), from masc. and fem. pp. of spondere "to bind oneself, promise solemnly," from PIE *spend- "to make an offering, perform a rite" 

 

blessed

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) (bles-id)
  
1. consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.
2. worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.
3. divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.
4. blissfully happy or contented.
5. Roman Catholic Church. beatified.
6. bringing happiness and thankfulness: the blessed assurance of a steady income.

This is the only "commentary" I would like to make (at least for now)  to clarify any of these "Dictionary Explanations of Words"

In Explanation #(1)  of this definition of "Blessed" I have "Highlighted or made "Bold" those (2) words that best fit the "feeling" of the word usage "consecrated" or "holy" without being "Sacred" or "Sanctified" This has been done because Dictionary itself allows the the separating of the "choices" by its own usage of the "semicolon" (";")  and the Dictionary "Example" that has been used is that of the Blessed Sacrament or Eucharist is too closely related to THE GODHEAD. Otherwise the other choices of "sacred" or "sanctified" in certain aspects of "their own multiple meanings"  could fit the meaning of Blessed in the case of The Virgin Mary.

In Explanation #(2) I have "Highlighted or made "Bold" the (1) word and the phrase that fit the meaning, but NOT the 3rd word within the same declaration . I have done this, because the Dictionary itself allows it by the usage of the "commas" and the "or" within and separating the "choices" Prior to its own "Example" which in the case of declaration #(2)  is that of "the Blessed Trinity" and the third "choice" of "Worship" is only befitting the GODHEAD .....I am trying to make sure that no one is confused by  my thoughts here... Thank You...

I have asked myself "Is it OK to "Adore" Mary Mother of Our Savior and Best Friend"?    Well I do "Adore My Wife" and "Viola" the Mother of my best Earthly Friend Joe" so in that sense I suppose it is OK to "Adore" The Blessed Virgin.

As well as is it OK to show "Reverence" to Mary?

Well I do show "Reverence" to quite a number of Ministers and Priests and "they" are only Human also... so it is probably Ok to show that same or even greater "reverence" to Mary.....bottom line on that is, I think She had a Pretty Good Ministry.... 

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consecrate [kon-si-kreyt]

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–verb (used with object)
1. to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
2. to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow: a custom consecrated by time.
3. to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated to science.
4. to admit or ordain to a sacred office, esp. to the episcopate.
5. to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist.
–adjective
6. consecrated; sacred.
 

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)The molecule that carries genetic information in all living systems (see genetic code). The DNA molecule is formed in the shape of a double helix from a great number of smaller molecules (see nucleotides). The workings of the DNA molecule provide the most fundamental explanation of the laws of genetics.

DNA acts in three important way. First, when a cell divides, the DNA uncoils, and each strand creates a new partner from the surrounding material — a process called replication. The two cells that result from the cell division have the same DNA as the original (see mitosis). Second, in sexual reproduction, each parent contributes one of the two strands in the DNA of the offspring. Third, inside the cell, the DNA governs the production of proteins and other molecules essential to cell function.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition

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malice  Pronunciation  (māl'ĭs)

Online Etymology Dictionary
 

1297, "desire to hurt another," from O.Fr. malice "ill will, spite," from L. malitia "badness, ill will, spite," from malus "bad" (see mal-). In legal use, "wrongful intent generally" (1547). Malicious (c.1225) is O.Fr. malicius "showing ill will," from L. maliciosus "full of malice," from malitia.

 

 


Christian   Pronunciation (krĭs'chən)
American Heritage Dictionary 

adj.  
  1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
  2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
  3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike.
  4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
  5. Showing a loving concern for others; humane.

noun 
  1. One who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
  2. One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus.


[Middle English Cristen, from Old English cristen, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Chrīstus, Christ; see Christ.]

 

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triune   [trahy-yoon]

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–adjective
1. three in one; constituting a trinity in unity, as the Godhead.
–noun
2. (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
[Origin: 1595–1605; tri- + -une < L ūnus one]
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discernment
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dis·cern·ment  Pronunciation (dĭ-sûrn'mənt)
n.  
  1. The act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment.
  2. Keenness of insight and judgment.
1.  the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: understanding] 
2.  delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: taste] 
3.  perception of that which is obscure 
4.  the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
5.  the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"

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humility  Pronunciation (hyōō-mĭl'ĭ-tē)  
 Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

 

1. 

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" 

2. 

a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" 

Humility Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary a prominent Christian grace (Rom. 12:3; 15:17, 18; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; 2 Cor. 3:5; Phil. 4:11-13). It is a state of mind well pleasing to God (1 Pet. 3:4); it preserves the soul in tranquility (Ps. 69:32, 33), and makes us patient under trials (Job 1:22). Christ has set us an example of humility (Phil. 2:6-8). We should be led thereto by a remembrance of our sins (Lam. 3:39), and by the thought that it is the way to honor (Prov. 16:18), and that the greatest promises are made to the humble (Ps. 147:6; Isa. 57:15; 66:2; 1 Pet. 5:5). It is a "great paradox in Christianity that it makes humility the avenue to glory."

 

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