Old English seems to have lost the adjective except in the adverbial phraseswa same"the same as" (literally "so same"). But the word that emerged in Middle English as "the ordinary adjectival pronominal designation of identity" [OED] is considered to be more likely (or mostly) from the ...
"inmost; sincere; internal, intrinsic; deep," from Proto-Germanic *inwarth "inward"… See origin and meaning of inward.
and was invited to be a part of the Honors College faculty at LSU. The latter means that I get to teach one class a year on load (usually a special topics class like the kinds I’ll teach in the spring, with more on that below), as well as help with recruiting...
Simon the magician offers them money in exchange for the power to pass on the Spirit of the Lord. Peter points out Simon's folly in what seems a rather disproportionally harsh rebuke, but perhaps Peter was shocked to recognize a potentially lethal heresy in this otherwise sincere and talented...
That caused the pronunciation of the word Adonai to be linked to the spelling of YHWH, which in turn resulted in the impossible hybrid "name" Jehovah. Other Jewish traditions handled the vocalization of YHWH by inserting the word Hashem, which is the word for "name" (see our article on ...
1530s, "pure, unmixed, unadulterated;" also "free from pretense or falsehood," from French sincere (16c.), from Latin sincerus, of things, "whole, clean, pure, uninjured, unmixed," figuratively "sound, genuine, pure, true, candid, truthful" (unadulterated by deceit), a word of uncertain...
"quadruped of the genusCanis," Old Englishdocga, a late, rare word, used in at least one Middle English source in reference specifically to a powerful breed of canine; other early Middle English uses tend to be depreciatory or abusive. Its origin remains one of the great mysteries of Eng...
Etymology of the name Hierapolis The name Hierapolis consists of two elements. The first part of our name comes from theGreekwordιερον(hieron), meaning temple, and ultimately from the adjectiveιερος(hieros), meaning sacred (thing): ...
... Courteous, literally, expresses that style of politeness which belongs to courts: a courteous man is one who is gracefully respectful in his address and manner — one who exhibits a union of dignified complaisance and kindness. The word applies to all sincere kindness and attention. [...
"word having the same spelling as another but with a different sound and meaning," 1889, also "a thing's name in one language that is an exact translation of its name in another" (1885); from hetero- "other, different" + -onym "name" (from PIE root *no-men- "name"). Distinction...