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61desire — desiredly /di zuyeurd lee, zuy rid /, adv. desiredness, n. desireless, adj. desirer, n. desiringly, adv. /di zuyeur /, v., desired, desiring, n. v.t. 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor …
62ibn Gabirol — /ib euhn gah bee rddawl/, n. Arabic name of Avicebrón. Also, ibn Gabiral. * * * orig. Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol Latin Avicebron born с 1022, Málaga, Caliphate of Córdoba died с 1058, Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia Jewish poet and philosopher …
63Sufism — Sufistic, adj. /sooh fiz euhm/, n. the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis. Also, Sufiism /sooh fee iz euhm/. [1810 20; SUFI + ISM] * * * Mystical movement within Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal… …
64Modernism — • Etymologically, modernism means an exaggerated love of what is modern, an infatuation for modern ideas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Modernism Modernism …
65craving — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. desire. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. need, longing, yearning; see deSire 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. desire, longing, yearning, want, need, hunger, thirst, hankering, *yen, lust. IV (Roget s… …
66desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …
67wish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. desire, will; pleasure; craving, yearning, want, hankering; intention. v. want, long for, dream of, hope for, ask [for], yearn, crave, hanker. See hope, desire. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [DeSire] Syn.… …
68wistful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. musing, pensive, thoughtful; desirous, wishful, hopeful; eager; craving, yearning. See desire, feeling, thought. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nostalgic, melancholy, sad, longing, yearning, pensive,… …
69yen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, desire, craving, longing, hankering, yearning; taste, hunger, relish; passion; tendency, appetite. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. longing, craving, hunger; see deSire 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
70desire — de•sire [[t]dɪˈzaɪər[/t]] v. sired, sir•ing, n. 1) to wish or long for; crave; want 2) to ask for; solicit; request: The mayor desires your presence at the meeting[/ex] 3) a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction; hunger 4) …
