meanness of spirit

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• meanspirited — adjective 1. lacking in magnanimity it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note Times Litt. Sup. a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive • Syn: ↑ungenerous • Ant: ↑generous (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Epicureanism — • In its popular sense, the word stands for a refined and calculating selfishness, seeking not power or fame, but the pleasures of sense, particularly of the palate, and those in company rather than solitude Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abjection — Ab*jec tion ([a^]b*j[e^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.] 1. The act of bringing down or humbling. The abjection of the king and his realm. Joye. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] [1913 Webster] An… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Economies — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• economy — e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Political economy — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mean-spirited — adjective Date: 1694 exhibiting or characterized by meanness of spirit • mean spiritedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Abjection — The term Abjection literally means the state of being cast off. In usage it has connotations of degradation, baseness and meanness of spirit.Abjection in Critical TheoryIn contemporary critical theory, abjection is often used to describe the… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of rhetorical terms — Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in depth… …   Wikipedia

• Compiuta Donzella — (La) Compiuta Donzella, called either di Firenze or Fiorentina, was the earliest poetess of the Italian language, active in the second half of the 13th century.[1] Three of her sonnets survive in a single manuscript, and one is half of a tenzone …   Wikipedia

• petty — pettily, adv. pettiness, n. /pet ee/, adj., pettier, pettiest. 1. of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances. 2. of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations. 3. having or showing narrow ideas,… …   Universalium