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• Passions — • Motions of the sensitive appetite in man which tend towards the attainment of some real or apparent good, or the avoidance of some evil. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Passions     Passions …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Excite — Ex*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See {Cite}.] 1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• excite — [ek sīt′, iksīt′] vt. excited, exciting [ME exciten < OFr exciter < L excitare, to call forth, excite, freq. of exciere, to call forth < ex , out + pp. of ciere, to call, summon: see CITE] 1. to put into motion or activity; stir up… …   English World dictionary

• David Hume — For other people named David Hume, see David Hume (disambiguation). David Hume David Hume Born 7 May 1711(1711 05 07) Edinburgh, Scotland Died 25 August 1776( …   Wikipedia

• allumer — [ alyme ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1080; lat. pop. °alluminare I ♦ (Feu) 1 ♦ Mettre le feu à. Allumer du bois sec, la mèche d un explosif. « Il prit la cigarette, l alluma au briquet » (Genevoix). Allumer le gaz. Par méton. (contenu) Allumer… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• inflame — [c]/ɪnˈfleɪm / (say in flaym) verb (inflamed, inflaming) –verb (t) 1. to set aflame or afire. 2. to light or redden with or as with flames: the setting sun inflames the sky. 3. to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.). 4. to arouse to a high …  

• inflame — inflamedness /in flay mid nis/, n. inflamer, n. inflamingly, adv. /in flaym /, v., inflamed, inflaming. v.t. 1. to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.). 2. to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling: His harangue inflamed the rabble.… …   Universalium

• inflame — in•flame [[t]ɪnˈfleɪm[/t]] v. flamed, flam•ing 1) to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.) 2) to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling; incite 3) to cause inflammation in 4) to raise (the blood, bodily tissue, etc.) to a feverish… …   From formal English to slang

• Excited — Excite Ex*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See {Cite}.] 1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• exciting — Excite Ex*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See {Cite}.] 1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• PASSION — On note avec étonnement la quasi disparition du terme passion dans le vocabulaire de la psychologie contemporaine, qui utilise bien plus volontiers les concepts de tendance, d’affect ou de pulsion. La notion ne figure même pas à l’index de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle