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1Indulgent — In*dul gent, a. [L. indulgens, entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See {Indulge}.] Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one s care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild;… …
2abstinent — a. 1. Abstaining, fasting. 2. Abstemious, sober, temperate, self restraining, self denying, not indulgent of appetites …
3literature — /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.… …
4Milton, John — born Dec. 9, 1608, London, Eng. died Nov. 8, 1674, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire English poet. A brilliant youth, Milton attended Cambridge University (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English; these included L Allegro… …
5Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism Asceticism …
6sensual — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. voluptuous, carnal; salacious, lewd; sybaritic, epicurean. See intemperance, pleasure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sensory] Syn. tactile, sensuous, stimuLating, sharpened, pleasing, dazzling, feeling …
7Inferno (Dante) — Dante s Inferno redirects here. For other uses, see Dante s Inferno (disambiguation). Gustave Doré s engravings illustrated the Divine Comedy (1861–1868); here Dante is lost in Canto 1 of the Inferno …
8Comus (John Milton) — Comus (A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton. It was first presented on Michaelmas, 1634, before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl s new… …
9Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy redirects here. For other uses, see The Divine Comedy (disambiguation). La commedia redirects here. For other uses, see Commedia (disambiguation). Dante shown holding a copy of the Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell,… …
10The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… …
