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Sunday, November 24th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Pessimism
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: pessimus, worst)
A state of mind characterized by extreme melancholy seeing only the evil and painful aspect of life.
In philosophy, the theory that the world is essentially evil, the worst possible universe, consisting of blind, hopeless strivings of a never-to-be-sated Will, whose consciousness is synonymous with pain. (Schopenhauer)
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Entry for 'Pessimism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/pessimism.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Pessimism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​p/pessimism.html. 1910.