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sisters
(encz) | sisters,sestry n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
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sistersinlaw
(mass) | sisters-in-law
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sisters-in-law
(encz) | sisters-in-law,švagrové - ženy Zdeněk Brož |
sistership
(encz) | sistership, n: |
the three weird sisters
(encz) | the Three Weird Sisters, n: |
the weird sisters
(encz) | the Weird Sisters, n: |
weird sisters
(encz) | weird sisters,sudičky luke |
Little Sisters of the Poor
(gcide) | Little \Lit"tle\ (l[i^]t"t'l), a. [The regular comparative and
superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often
used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense
few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and
least is the superlative. See Lesser. The regular form,
littlest, occurs also in some of the English provinces, and
occasionally in colloquial language. " Where love is great,
the littlest doubts are fear." --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel,
AS. l[=y]tel, l[imac]tel, l[=y]t; akin to OS. littil, D.
luttel, LG. l["u]tt, OHG. luzzil, MHG. l["u]tzel; and perh.
to AS. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful,
lut[=o]n to deceive; cf. also Icel. l[imac]till little, Sw.
liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth. leitils, which appear to have
a different root vowel.]
1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a
little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
a little child.
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He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for
the press, because he was little of stature. --Luke
xix. 3.
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2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Best him enough: after a little time,
I'll beat him too. --Shak.
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3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
a little air or water.
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Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
their own fancies. --Barrow.
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4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
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When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes? --I Sam. xv.
17.
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5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
effort; little care or diligence.
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By sad experiment I know
How little weight my words with thee can find.
--Milton.
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6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing dispraise,
Because their natures are little. --Tennyson.
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Little chief. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Little Englander, an Englishman opposed to territorial
expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism,
above. Hence:
Little Englandism.
Little finger, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
Little go (Eng. Universities), a public examination about
the middle of the course, which is less strict and
important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf.
Great go, under Great. --Thackeray.
Little hours (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,
sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes
included.
Little-neck clam, or Little neck (Zool.), the quahog, or
round clam.
Little ones, young children.
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The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.
ii. 34.
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Little peach, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
cause is not known.
Little Rhod"y, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
Little Sisters of the Poor (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
special houses are built. It was established at St.
Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le
Pailleur.
Little slam (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Contrasted
with grand slam.
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Sisters of Charity
(gcide) | Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. Charities. [F. charit['e] fr. L.
caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly,
loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend,
W. caru to love. Cf. Caress.]
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1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.
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Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the
greatest of these is charity. --1. Cor.
xiii. 13.
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They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose
hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.
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With malice towards none, with charity for all.
--Lincoln.
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2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a
disposition which inclines men to put the best
construction on the words and actions of others.
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The highest exercise of charity is charity towards
the uncharitable. --Buckminster.
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3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent
institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.
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The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido
to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.
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4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or
suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
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She did ill then to refuse her a charity.
--L'Estrange.
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5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support
such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.
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6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]
including relief of the poor or friendless, education,
religious culture, and public institutions.
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The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,
Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.
--Wordsworth.
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Sisters of Charity (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious
women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick;
-- a popular designation. There are various orders of the
Sisters of Charity.
Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness;
beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.
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Sisters of Charity of Montreal
(gcide) | nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,
nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. Nunnery.]
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1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a
convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.
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They holy time is quiet as a nun
Breathless with adoration. --Wordsworth.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of
feathers covering the head.
(b) The smew.
(c) The European blue titmouse.
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Gray nuns (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order
established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were
introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called
from the color or their robe, and known in religion as
Sisters of Charity of Montreal.
Nun buoy. See under Buoy.
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Sisters of Mercy
(gcide) | Mercy \Mer"cy\ (m[~e]r"s[y^]), n.; pl. Mercies. [OE. merci, F.
merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to
misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is probably akin to
merere to deserve, acquire. See Merit, and cf. Amerce.]
1. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of
provocation, when one has the power to inflict it;
compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary;
clemency.
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Examples of justice must be made for terror to some;
examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon.
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2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless;
sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37.
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3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity;
compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
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In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or
favor.
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The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.
--2 Cor. i. 3.
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Mercy seat (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of
the Covenant. See Ark, 2.
Sisters of Mercy (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in
Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have
since been established in various American cities. The
duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend
lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls,
and protect decent women out of employment, to visit
prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to
death.
To be at the mercy of, to be wholly in the power of.
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Syn: See Grace.
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Sisters-in-law
(gcide) | Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. Sisters-in-law.
The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's
brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's
brother.
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the seven sisters
(gcide) | Pleiades \Ple"ia*des\ (?; 277), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. (?)]
1. (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph
Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a
constellation in the sky.
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2. (Astron.) A group of small stars in the neck of the
constellation Taurus; -- called also the seven sisters.
--Job xxxviii. 31.
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Note: Alcyone, the brightest of these, a star of the third
magnitude, was considered by M[aum]dler the central
point around which our universe is revolving, but such
a notion has been thoroughly discounted by modern
observations. Only six pleiads are distinctly visible
to the naked eye, whence the ancients supposed that a
sister had concealed herself out of shame for having
loved a mortal, Sisyphus.
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Weird sisters
(gcide) | Weird \Weird\, a.
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1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
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2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting,
magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a
weird appearance, look, sound, etc.
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Myself too had weird seizures. --Tennyson.
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Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird
incantation. --Longfellow.
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Weird sisters, the Fates. [Scot.] --G. Douglas.
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Note: Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in
Macbeth.
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The weird sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the sea and land. --Shak.
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bronte sisters
(wn) | Bronte sisters
n 1: a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels |
sistership
(wn) | sistership
n 1: the kinship relation between a female offspring and the
siblings [syn: sisterhood, sistership]
2: an association or society of women who are linked together by
a common religion or trade or interest [syn: sisterhood,
sistership] |
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