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61hilarity — /hi lar i tee, lair , huy /, n. 1. cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness. 2. boisterous gaiety or merriment. [1560 70; earlier hilaritie < L hilaritas, equiv. to hilari(s) (see HILARIOUS) + tas TY2] Syn. 2. See mirth. * * * …
62humour — /hyooh meuhr/, n., v.t., Chiefly Brit. humor. Usage. See or1. * * * I (Latin; fluid ) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person s temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four… …
63mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …
64Dancing — • The origin of dancing is from the natural tendency to employ gesture either to supplement or to replace speech Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dancing Dancing …
65Feast of Tabernacles — The Feast of Tabernacles † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… …
66mirth — noun a) The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety. And he began to laugh again, and that so heartily, that, though I did not see the joke as he did, I was again obliged to join him in his mirth.… …
67Christian views on alcohol — Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians consumed alcoholic beverages as …
68Schopenhauer, Arthur — Arthur Schopenhauer Kathleen M.Higgins Despite a recent surge of philosophical interest, Arthur Schopenhauer remains one of the most underappreciated philosophers of modern times. He has arguably had a greater influence on subsequent philosophy… …
69conviviality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sociality, sociability, festivity, gaiety, joviality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. festivity, gaiety, sociability; see entertainment 1 , merriment 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Joyful, exuberant… …
70frolic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. play, gambol, caper, romp, disport. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Gaiety] Syn. joviality, fun, play; see merriment 2 . 2. [Playful action] Syn. prank, lark, trick, antic; see joke 1 . v.… …
