delusive hope

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• Wanhope — Wan hope , n. [AS. wan, won, deficient, wanting + hopa hope: cf. D. wanhoop. ????. See {Wane}, and {Hope}.] Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Wanhope and distress. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Invite — In*vite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Invited — Invite In*vite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Inviting — Invite In*vite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• will-o'-the-wisp — n. 1 a phosphorescent light seen on marshy ground, perhaps resulting from the combustion of gases. 2 an elusive person. 3 a delusive hope or plan. Etymology: orig. Will with the wisp: wisp = handful of (lighted) hay etc …   Useful english dictionary

• Hell — • Hell (infernus) in theological usage is a place of punishment after death Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. hell     Hell     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …   Universalium

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• Franklin Pierce: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Friday, March 4, 1853       It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself.… …   Universalium

• Deception — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deception >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deception deception Sgm: N 1 falseness falseness &c. 544 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm: N 1 imposition imposition imposture Sgm: N 1 fraud …   English dictionary for students

• Feargus O'Connor — Feargus Edward O Connor (1794 ndash; August 30, 1855) was an Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan. Background Born into an Irish Protestant family, the son of Irish Nationalist politician Roger O Connor (1762 1834) and nephew of… …   Wikipedia