Today is Thursday, April 1st, 2004; Karen's Korner #264
Don't let anyone catch you in an April Fool's joke!!
Several weeks ago we looked and words in a 1880 copy of Noah Webster's Student Dictionary. Were they there? What did they mean more than one hundred years ago?
I asked at that time, if anyone had words which they would like to see defined from 1880 to let me know.*
Diana Barron had a list of 14 words, so we will look at the definitions together:
integrity - wholeness, uprightness, purity.
humility - lowness of mind, modesty.
truth - conformity to reality or fact; fidelity; voracity; honesty; an established priciple.
lie - a false statement uttered to deceive; a falsehood.
responsibility - liability to answer or pay.
discipline - education and government; order; rule; to instruct and govern; regulate; capable of instruction.
love - to regard with affection; an affection excited by beauty or whatever is pleasing; attachment; fondness; yearning.
faith - belief; object of belief; creed; fidelity; promise given.
wisdom - knowledge and the capacity to make due use of it; prudence; sagacity (quick discernment).
compassion - pity; mercy.
courtesy - politeness; civility.
creativity - having the power to create (bring into existence);
leader - one who leads (go before, guide, direct);
counselor - one who gives advice; lawyer.
* If you didn't get that Karen's Korner or can't recall it, please let me know and I will get you a copy!
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