Both Uses of
resignation
in
Dracula
- He became quite quiet, and went and sat on the edge of his bed resignedly, and looked into space with lack-luster eyes.
p. 111.7 *resignedly = like one who accepted something unpleasant as unavoidable
- "It may be that you may have to bear that mark till God himself see fit, ..."
There was hope in his words, and comfort. And they made for resignation.p. 316.9resignation = submission to and acceptance of God's will
Definitions:
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(1)
(resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
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(2)
(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
To resign can also more specifically mean to surrender or give up as in "I was clearly going to lose the chess game, so I resigned;" or "She resigned all pretense."