admonish
3 uses
At times he felt, deep in his chest, a dying, quiet voice, which admonished him quietly,
admonished = expressed disapproval
Definition
Generally admonish means:to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
benevolent
4 uses
He commands benevolence, clemency, sympathy, tolerance, but not love; he forbade us to tie our heart in love to earthly things.
benevolence = kindness and generosity
Definition
Generally benevolent means:kind, generous, or charitable
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 12 |
clemency
1 use
He commands benevolence, clemency, sympathy, tolerance, but not love; he forbade us to tie our heart in love to earthly things.
clemency = mercy
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 12 |
contempt
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
feels contempt towards her
his mouth twitched with contempt, when he walked through a city of nicely dressed people.
contempt = disgust and disrespect
Definition
Generally this sense of contempt means:lack of respect — often accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike or disgust
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
depravity
1 use
Let him be food for fishes, this dog Siddhartha, this lunatic, this depraved and rotten body, this weakened and abused soul!
depraved = completely immoral or evil
Definition
Generally depravity means:complete immorality or evilness
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
destitute
5 uses
"No," said Siddhartha, "I have not become destitute"
destitute = extremely poor
Definition
Generally destitute means:extremely poor; or lacking the necessities of life such as food and shelter
or in the form "destitute of": lacking
or in the form "destitute of": lacking
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
disdain
5 uses
But still he had felt different from and superior to the others; always he had watched them with some mockery, some mocking disdain,
disdain = lack of respect
Definition
Generally disdain means:a lack of respect — often suggesting distaste and an undeserved sense of superiority
or:
to reject as not good enough
or:
to reject as not good enough
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
diversity
2 uses
the deeply thinking Brahman, who scorns diversity, who seeks unity.
diversity = the condition of variety
Definition
Generally diversity means:the condition of variety — especially in reference to members of a population group who are of different races or cultures
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
divine
2 uses
1 —2 uses as in:
to forgive is divine
willingness to listen to the divine voice in his own heart,
divine = wonderful or god-like or coming from gods
Definition
Generally this sense of divine means:wonderful; or god-like or coming from God
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
exalt
39 uses
It is that Gotama, the exalted one, who is spreading that teachings.
exalted = elevated (praised and honored)
Definition
Generally exalt means:elevate with praise, glorify, or honor
or:
fill with sublime emotion
or:
fill with sublime emotion
Word Statistics
| Book | 39 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
however
3 uses
1 —3 uses as in:
However much she tried...
Him, who was, regarding love, still a boy and had a tendency to plunge blindly and insatiably into lust like into a bottomless pit, him she taught, thoroughly starting with the basics, about that school of thought which teaches that pleasure cannot be taken without giving pleasure, and that every gesture, every caress, every touch, every look, every spot of the body, however small it was, had its secret, which would bring happiness to those who know about it and unleash it.†
however = regardless of how
Definition
Generally this sense of however means:to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
incessant
5 uses
this water ran and ran, incessantly it ran, and was nevertheless always there, was always at all times the same and yet new in every moment!
incessantly = continuously
Definition
Generally incessant means:continuous — often in an annoying way
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
lament
4 uses
The river sang with a voice of suffering, longingly it sang, longingly, it flowed towards its goal, lamentingly its voice sang.
lamentingly = in a manner that expresses grief or regret
Definition
Generally lament means:to express grief or regret
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
monk
27 uses
Astonished, as if he had been the object of a magic spell, the monk looked into the ferryman's eyes.
monk = a male member of a religious order
Definition
Generally monk means:a male member of a religious order typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
Word Statistics
| Book | 27 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
penitent
7 uses
Was it not this what he used to intend to kill in his ardent years as a penitent?
penitent = someone feeling and expressing remorse for misdeeds (sorrow for having done wrong)
(editor's note: In this case, someone who punishes himself in an attempt to make amends for the misdeeds.)
(editor's note: In this case, someone who punishes himself in an attempt to make amends for the misdeeds.)
Definition
Generally penitent means:feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
pilgrim
15 uses
every pilgrim and stranger was welcome,
pilgrim = someone who journeys to a special place — typically a difficult journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
Word Statistics
| Book | 15 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
pilgrimage
17 uses
monks came by on a pilgrimage, followers of Gotama, the Buddha, who were asking to be ferried across the river,
pilgrimage = a journey to a special place — especially a sacred place for religious purposes
Word Statistics
| Book | 17 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 9 |
refuge
16 uses
There was ... no worker that did not belong to the workers, and found refuge with them, shared their life, spoke their language.
refuge = protection (a safe place)
Definition
Generally refuge means:something giving protection — especially a safe place
Word Statistics
| Book | 16 uses |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
venerable
22 uses
How old, would you think, is our oldest Samana, our venerable teacher?
venerable = respected
Definition
Generally venerable means:respected (worthy of respect) — typically because of age or position
Word Statistics
| Book | 22 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
venerate
7 uses
Never before, Siddhartha had venerated a person so much, never before he had loved a person as much as this one.
venerated = regarded with feelings of respect and reverence
Definition
Generally venerate means:regard with feelings of respect and reverence
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |