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Mirth

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the expression of joy, gayety, merriment, is thus distinguished from its synonym, cheerfulness: Mirth is considered as an act, cheerfulness a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy: on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

Mirth is sinful,

1. When men rejoice in that which is evil.

2. When unreasonable.

3. When tending to commit sin.

4. When a hinderance to duty.

5. When it is blasphemous and profane.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mirth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mirth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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