pithy+saying
51gnome — noun /nəʊm,nəʊmi/ a) A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. b) A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc Syn: adage, apothegm, maxim,… …
52Akiba (Akiva), ben-Joseph — (c. 50–135) Rabbi and patriot. Akiba came late to learning. Born into a very poor family, he had no education and worked as a shepherd. While tending the flocks of a rich Jerusalem Jew, Akiba married his master’s daughter Rachel, against the… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
53proverb — noun a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. Origin ME: from OFr. proverbe, from L. proverbium, from pro (put) forth + verbum word …
54apothegm — ap•o•thegm or apophthegm [[t]ˈæp əˌθɛm[/t]] n. lit. a short, pithy saying • Etymology: 1545–55; < Gk apóphthegma < apophtheg , var. s. of apophthéngesthai to speak out ap o•theg•mat′ic θɛgˈmæt ɪk adj …
55БАЗЫРДЖЫН НЫХÆСТÆ — Чиныг. Зондджын чи сты, ахæмтæ. Крылатые слова. Pithy saying(s); catch words, winged words. Къоста: Фæуадз уал дæ базырджын ныхæстæ, Гаппо. Сæ къухтæ уал райсæм мæнæ адæмæн. (Туаты Д. Къоста.) …
56epigram — [n] witticism aphorism, bon mot, joke, motto, pithy saying, quip, quirk; concept 278 …
57mot — n. word ; pithy saying; bon mot. ♦ mot juste, word or phrase exactly expressing an idea …
58gnome — gnome1 [nōm] n. [Fr < ModL gnomus < Gr gnōmē (see GNOME2): so called by PARACELSUS Philippus Aureolus, prob. from the belief that gnomes had occult knowledge of the earth] Folklore any of a race of small, misshapen, dwarflike beings,… …
59laconism — n. 1 brevity of speech. 2 a short pithy saying. Etymology: Gk lakonismos f. lakonizo behave like a Spartan: see LACONIC …
60proverb — n. 1 a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth. 2 a person or thing that is notorious (he is a proverb for inaccuracy). 3 (Proverbs or Book of Proverbs) a didactic poetic Old Testament book of maxims attributed to… …
