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vain hopes

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  • vain — [vān] adj. [OFr < L vanus, empty, vain: see WANT] 1. having no real value or significance; worthless, empty, idle, hollow, etc. [vain pomp] 2. without force or effect; futile, fruitless, unprofitable, unavailing, etc. [a vain endeavor] 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • vain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. proud, conceited; futile, fruitless; trivial. See vanity, uselessness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Possessing unwarranted self esteem] Syn. proud, arrogant, haughty; see egotistic 2 . 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • James Hopes — Infobox cricketer biography playername = James Hopes female = country = Australia fullname = James Redfern Hopes nickname = Catfish living = true dayofbirth = 24 monthofbirth = 10 yearofbirth = 1978 placeofbirth = Townsville, Queensland… …   Wikipedia

  • in hopes that … — in the hope of sth | in the hope that… idiom (NAmE also in hopes that…) because you want sth to happen • I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work. • He asked her again in the vain hope …   Useful english dictionary

  • Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …   Wikipedia

  • Antigonus II Gonatas — (lit. knock knees ) (Greek Αντίγονος B΄ Γονατᾶς ca. 319 BC 239 BC) was a powerful ruler who firmly established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans. His political… …   Wikipedia

  • RUSSIA — RUSSIA, former empire in Eastern Europe; from 1918 the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (R.S.F.S.R.), from 1923 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.); from 1990 the Russian Federation. Until 1772 ORIGINS The penetration… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Il Canzoniere — (English: Song Book ), also known as the Rime Sparse (English: Scattered Rhymes ), is a poetical collection by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch. Though the majority of Petrarch s output was in Latin, the Canzoniere was written in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Isabella I — • Queen of Castile (1451 1504) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isabella I     Isabella I     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • eat the air — phrasal obsolete : to have vain hopes * * * eat the air (Shakespeare) To be deluded with hopes • • • Main Entry: ↑eat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lucian — Infobox Writer name = Lucian (Λουκιανός) |100px caption = A XIXth century fictional portrait of Lucian of Samosata. birthdate = ca. 125 AD birthplace = Samosata, Roman Empire (nowadays Turkey) deathdate = after 180 AD deathplace = occupation =… …   Wikipedia

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