English Synonyms and Antonyms

timid? of dim, faded, or indistinct?
EXAMPLES.
Great is the strength of ---- arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave.
In his right hand a tipped staffe he held, With which his ---- steps he stayed still; For he was ---- with cold,
and weak with eld; That scarce his loosed limbs he hable was to weld.
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FAITH (page 164).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is belief? 2. How does credence compare with belief? 3. What is conviction? assurance? 4. What is an
opinion? 5. How does a persuasion compare with an opinion? 6. What is a doctrine? a creed? 7. What are
confidence and reliance? 8. What is trust? 9. What elements are combined in faith? 10. How is belief often
used in popular language as a precise equivalent of faith? 11. How is belief discriminated from faith in the
strict religious sense?
EXAMPLES.
---- is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Put not your ---- in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
---- is largely involuntary; a mathematical demonstration can not be doubted by a sane mind capable of
understanding the terms and following the steps.
Every one of us, whatever our speculative ----, knows better than he practises, and recognizes a better law
than he obeys.
There are few greater dangers for an army in the face of an enemy than undue ----.
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FAITHFUL (page 165).
QUESTIONS.
1. In what sense may a person be called faithful? 2. In what sense may one be called trusty? 3. Is faithful
commonly said of things as well as persons? is trusty? 4. What is the special difference of meaning between
the two words? Give examples.
EXAMPLES.
Be thou ---- unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Thy purpose ---- is equal to the deed: Who does the best his circumstance allows Does well, acts nobly; angels
could no more.
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FAME (page 166).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is fame? Is it commonly used in the favorable or unfavorable sense? 2. What are reputation and
repute, and in which sense commonly used? 3. What is notoriety? 4. From what do eminence and distinction
result? 5. How does celebrity compare with fame? 6. How does renown compare with fame? 7. What is the
import of honor? of glory?
EXAMPLES.
Saying, Amen: Blessing and ----, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and ----, and power and might, be unto our
God for ever and ever.
A good ---- is more valuable than money.
Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim, Too mighty such monopoly of ----.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it ----.
Seeking the bubble ---- Even in the cannon's mouth.
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FANATICISM (page 166).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is fanaticism? bigotry? 2. What do fanaticism and bigotry commonly include? 3. What is intolerance?
4. What is the distinctive meaning of superstition? 5. What is credulity? Is it distinctively religious?
EXAMPLES.
---- is a senseless fear of God.
The fierce ---- of the Moslems was the mainspring of their early conquests.
The ---- that will believe nothing contrary to a creed is often joined with a blind ---- that will believe anything
in favor of it.
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FANCIFUL (page 167).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is the meaning of fanciful? 2. What does fantastic add to the meaning of fanciful? 3. How does