vehement passions

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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

• se|date´ness — se|date1 «sih DAYT», adjective. quiet, calm, and composed; serious; undisturbed by passion or excitement: »She is very sedate for a child and would rather read and sew than play. One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations… …   Useful english dictionary

• se|date´ly — se|date1 «sih DAYT», adjective. quiet, calm, and composed; serious; undisturbed by passion or excitement: »She is very sedate for a child and would rather read and sew than play. One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations… …   Useful english dictionary

• se|date — se|date1 «sih DAYT», adjective. quiet, calm, and composed; serious; undisturbed by passion or excitement: »She is very sedate for a child and would rather read and sew than play. One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations… …   Useful english dictionary

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• impétueux — impétueux, euse [ ɛ̃petɥø, øz ] adj. • 1220; bas lat. impetuosus, de impetus « élan, attaque » 1 ♦ Littér. Dont l impulsion est violente et rapide. Torrent impétueux. Vent impétueux. ⇒ déchaîné, 1. fort. Par métaph. « la marche impétueuse des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• véhémence — [ veemɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1491; lat. vehementia ♦ Littér. Force impétueuse (des sentiments ou de leur expression). ⇒ ardeur, chaleur, emportement, 1. feu, 1. fougue, impétuosité, intensité, violence. « Leur passion était à son plus haut point de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• fougueux — fougueux, euse [ fugø, øz ] adj. • XVIe; de 1. fougue ♦ Qui a de la fougue. Jeunesse fougueuse. ⇒ ardent, bouillant, enthousiaste, impétueux, pétulant. Caractère, tempérament fougueux. Discours fougueux. ⇒ 1. explosif, véhément, violent. « ces… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• intense — intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite, violent are comparable when meaning extreme in degree, power, or effect. Al though several of them often are used interchangeably without clear distinction, they can be employed in ways that reveal many… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• ardent — ardent, ente [ ardɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin Xe; lat. ardens 1 ♦ Qui est en feu, en combustion; qui brûle. Charbons, tisons ardents. ⇒ embrasé, enflammé, incandescent; 1. braise, brasier, fournaise. Bûcher ardent. « L ardent foyer jetait des clartés… …   Encyclopédie Universelle