All 9 Uses
legacy
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Through My Eyes
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- Through the wisdom of estate planning, Uncle Dick has had a great legacy of impacting many needy children.
p. 29.9 *legacy = something left behind after death
- As if the three of us playing wasn't enough, for years my dad had been videotaping every one of Trinity's games for the coaches' use, so it really was a family legacy that we were building at Trinity.†
p. 37.6
- I see it more in terms of rewards in heaven than just leaving a legacy on earth, because if one is not careful, focusing on a legacy could easily become material or "thing" focused.†
p. 206.5
- I see it more in terms of rewards in heaven than just leaving a legacy on earth, because if one is not careful, focusing on a legacy could easily become material or "thing" focused.†
p. 206.5
- But a legacy that left eternal fingerprints on the lives of others would be a legacy to be remembered in this world and the next.†
p. 206.5
- But a legacy that left eternal fingerprints on the lives of others would be a legacy to be remembered in this world and the next.†
p. 206.6
- The legacy God intended each of us to leave has to do with the impact our lives have had on the lives of others whom He calls us to serve.
p. 206.6legacy = gift left after death
- Our legacy should be about building in the lives of all those others, doing something for others that will not only last in their lives here, but for eternity.†
p. 206.7
- That's why building a school or a play room in a hospital is going to leave a legacy of lasting and eternal consequence, not just a name on a plaque or a stadium.†
p. 206.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(legacy) coming from the past or left to the futurein various senses including:
- in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
- of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
- of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
- of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
- of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)