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Hip Glossary: Tradition
Tradition:
The word tradition, comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in the English language:- A meme; custom or practice taught by one generation… Continue reading
Hip Glossary: Communion
Communion:
1. The act of sharing; community; participation. "This communion of goods." Blackstone. 2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of… Continue readingHip Glossary: Heaven
Heaven:
Heav"en (?), n. [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of… Continue readingHip Glossary: Eternity
Eternity:
E*ter"ni*ty (?), n.; pl. Eternities 1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time. 2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.source: 1913 websters dictionary
Hip Glossary: Legend
Legend:A legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend,… Continue reading
Hip Glossary: Storytelling
Storytelling:
Storytelling is the ancient art of conveying real or fictitious events in words, images, and sounds. Stories have been shared in every culture and in every land as a means of entertainment, education, preservation of culture and to instill… Continue readingHip Glossary: Astral
Astral:
Astral is also an adjective relating to stars or the realms one is said to perceive after death or during an out-of-body experience.source:wikipedia
Hip Glossary: Fervent
Fervent:
Fer"vent (?), a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p.pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.] 1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. 2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.source:1913 websters dictionary
Hip Glossary: Prayer
Prayer:
Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer praise, to make a request, confess sins, or simply to express one’s thoughts and emotions. The words of the prayer may either be a… Continue readingHip Glossary: Grace
Grace:
Grace (?), n. [F. grâce, L. gratia, from gratus beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. to rejoice, favor, grace, Skr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf. Grateful, Gratis.] 1. The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition… Continue reading