chance or synchronicity brought this word of the day. arthur
-----Original Message----- From: Wordsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A.Word.A.Day--nirvana nirvana (nir-VAH-nuh) noun 1. Freedom from the endless cycle of birth and death and related suffering, in Hindu and Buddhist religions. 2. An idealized state or place free of pain, worries, etc. [From Sanskrit nirvana (blowing out, extinguishing, extinction), from nis- (out) + vati (it blows). The word wind derives from the same root.] "`Hawaii looks like nirvana' compared to the rest of the country, said Emily Friedman, a Chicago-based health policy analyst who authored a history on the island health care system." Matt Sedensky; Hawaii's Uninsured Population; Star Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii); Oct 22, 2003. "To have those two incredible finishes -- involving these two particular franchises, Cubs and Red Sox -- on back-to-back nights was baseball nirvana." David Sheinin; Major League Baseball; Washington Post; Oct 21, 2003. This week's theme: words derived from Sanskrit. Sponsored by: Thinking Putty: Try an awesome stress reliever: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty! In adult-sized handfuls and amazing colors, http://puttyworld.com And "Stoopnagle's Tale Is Twisted," a collection of 43 stories including "Beeping Sleauty," offered by Stone and Scott, Publishers: http://StoneandScott.com ............................................................................ If you give me six lines written by the most honest man, I will find something in them to hang him. -Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) What to give to the person who has everything? Give the gift of words. Here is a gift that keeps on giving. To enter a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day, please visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html To subscribe yourself, use http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/nirvana.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/nirvana.ram _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
