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• solicitous — /səˈlɪsətəs / (say suh lisuhtuhs) adjective 1. anxious or concerned: solicitous about a person s health; solicitous for our comfort; solicitous that she should be happy. 2. anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others. 3. eager:… …  

• solicitous — solicitously, adv. solicitousness, n. /seuh lis i teuhs/, adj. 1. anxious or concerned (usually fol. by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person s health. 2. anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others. 3. eager… …   Universalium

• solicitous — so•lic•i•tous [[t]səˈlɪs ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) anxious or concerned: solicitous about a person s health[/ex] 2) anxiously desirous: solicitous of the esteem of others[/ex] 3) eager: always solicitous to please[/ex] 4) scrupulous; particular: a… …   From formal English to slang

• solicitous — adj 1. anxious, overanxious, concerned, overconcerned, nervous, worried; uneasy, uncomfortable, disquieted, Archaic. disquiet; apprehensive, overapprehensive, fearful, afraid; alarmed, troubled, bothered, disturbed, agitated, perturbed, upset. 2 …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• so|lic´i|tous|ness — so|lic|i|tous «suh LIHS uh tuhs», adjective. 1. showing care or concern; anxious; concerned: »solicitous chiefly for the peace of my own country (Edmund Burke). Parents are solicitous for their children s progress in school. 2. desirous; eager:… …   Useful english dictionary

• so|lic´i|tous|ly — so|lic|i|tous «suh LIHS uh tuhs», adjective. 1. showing care or concern; anxious; concerned: »solicitous chiefly for the peace of my own country (Edmund Burke). Parents are solicitous for their children s progress in school. 2. desirous; eager:… …   Useful english dictionary

• so|lic|i|tous — «suh LIHS uh tuhs», adjective. 1. showing care or concern; anxious; concerned: »solicitous chiefly for the peace of my own country (Edmund Burke). Parents are solicitous for their children s progress in school. 2. desirous; eager: »solicitous to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Clerical celibacy — is the discipline by which some or all members of the clergy in certain religions are required to be unmarried. Since these religions consider deliberate sexual thoughts, feelings, and behavior outside of marriage to be sinful, clerical celibacy… …   Wikipedia

• Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistles to Timothy and Titus —     Epistles to Timothy and Titus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to Timothy and Titus     (THE PASTORALS)     STS. TIMOTHY AND TITUS     Saints Timothy and Titus were two of the most beloved and trusted disciples of St. Paul, whom they… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Anxious — Anx ious ([a^][ng]k sh[u^]s), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. a gchein to choke. See {Anger}.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English