The noun pride describes a feeling of happiness that comes from achieving something. Pride also acts as a verb meaning “be proud of.” You might pride yourself on being punctual, or pride yourself on always having a daring, trendsetting haircut.

What is another word for tactile?

What is the opposite of dictum?

‘something that has been said’ in Latin; plural dicta) is an authoritative or dogmatic statement. …

Dictum in a Sentence ?

1. As Sarah waited in the unemployment line, she recognized the truth of the dictum, “last hired; first fired”.
2. My suspicious aunt is quick to remind us of the dictum that encourages us to keep our enemies close.

Also known as obiter dictum. It refers to a judge’s comments or observations, in passing, on a matter arising in a case before him which does not require a decision. Obiter remarks are not essential to a decision and do not create binding precedent.

1 Southern US and Midland US : conceited, vain. 2 Southern US and Midland US : rudely self-important : impudent never acted biggety in court, but she would bow her head only so low— Claude Brown.

biggity in American English (ˈbɪgəti ) US. adjective. Chiefly South and Midland. self-important, conceited, vain, etc.

antonyms of malevolent

• good.
• kind.
• nice.
• pleasant.
• amiable.
• harmless.
• liking.
• loving.

Some common synonyms of malevolence are grudge, ill will, malice, malignity, spite, and spleen.

Opposite of a state of nothingness. certainty. certitude. sureness. surety.

We had accepted this purgatory as a child accepts the conditions of the world. Two and a half hours of sheer purgatory (and about as hot ). The weather is raw and boisterous in winter, shifty and ungenial in summer, and a downright meteorological purgatory in the spring.

Le Goff also considered Peter the Lombard (d. 1160), in expounding on the teachings of St. Augustine and Gregory the Great, to have contributed significantly to the birth of purgatory in the sense of a physical place.