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The Strong delusion
aqrinc:
Arc,
Thanks for your always timely comments and quotes, i do read and use (incorporate) them in my gestalt going forward. :)
Love Peace Knowledge Understanding,
george. :-*
--- Quote from: Arcturus on October 26, 2008, 07:02:52 AM ---
--- Quote ---misconception, misbelief, an over-inflated sense of self-worth. Delusions centering on one's own importance, such as believing that one has done or created something of extreme value or has a "special mission, A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, An erroneous perception of reality. (from any good bible dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary ......
Basically the F L E S H .
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Could also be E G O or SELF Esteem!....lots of good bible dictionaries out there :D
Arc
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aqrinc:
Trying to be precise about this but here you goes.
per⋅ni⋅cious /pərˈnɪʃəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [per-nish-uhs] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease.
3. Obsolete. evil; wicked.
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Origin:
1515–25; < L perniciōsus ruinous, equiv. to pernici(ēs) ruin (per- per- + -nici-, comb. form of nex death, murder (s. nec-) + -iēs n. suffix) + -ōsus -ous
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc.
--- Quote from: Longhorn on October 25, 2008, 02:24:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: aqr on October 25, 2008, 01:19:08 PM ---longhorn,
Here are some definitions of pernicious; i was not talking about the drinking part. LOL.
George.
Main Entry: per·ni·cious
Pronunciation: \pər-ˈni-shəs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin perniciosus, from pernicies destruction, from per- + nec-, nex violent death — more at noxious
Date: 15th century
1: highly injurious or destructive : deadly
2archaic : wicked
— per·ni·cious·ly adverb
— per·ni·cious·ness noun
synonyms pernicious , baneful , noxious , deleterious , detrimental mean exceedingly harmful. pernicious implies irreparable harm done through evil or insidious corrupting or undermining <the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society>. baneful implies injury through poisoning or destroying <the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity>. noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind <noxious chemical fumes>. deleterious applies to what has an often unsuspected harmful effect <a diet found to have deleterious effects>. detrimental implies obvious harmfulness to something specified <the detrimental effects of excessive drinking>.
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That describes my ex-wife. You still didn't give the definition of Pernicious. ;D
Love in Christ
Longhorn
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Falconn003:
--- Quote from: Arcturus on October 26, 2008, 07:02:52 AM ---
--- Quote ---misconception, misbelief, an over-inflated sense of self-worth. Delusions centering on one's own importance, such as believing that one has done or created something of extreme value or has a "special mission, A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, An erroneous perception of reality. (from any good bible dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary ......
Basically the F L E S H .
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Could also be E G O or SELF Esteem!....lots of good bible dictionaries out there :D
Arc
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AYE........
an over-inflated sense of self-worth = E G O or SELF Esteem .... ;D
Rodger
aqrinc:
Rodger,
My ego has been crushed for a while now, Thanks Be To God. Now i realize that not i But Christ In me is All in All To
The Glory Of God The Father.
george.
--- Quote from: Falconn003 on October 26, 2008, 02:42:46 PM ---
--- Quote from: Arcturus on October 26, 2008, 07:02:52 AM ---
--- Quote ---misconception, misbelief, an over-inflated sense of self-worth. Delusions centering on one's own importance, such as believing that one has done or created something of extreme value or has a "special mission, A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, An erroneous perception of reality. (from any good bible dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary ......
Basically the F L E S H .
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Could also be E G O or SELF Esteem!....lots of good bible dictionaries out there :D
Arc
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AYE........
an over-inflated sense of self-worth = E G O or SELF Esteem .... ;D
Rodger
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chuckt:
yes, the doctrine of ""freewill"" creates all kinds of delusions. :'(
peace
chuckt
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