Shibboleth meaning: a word or habit that shows who belongs. It began in Judges 12, where one sound decided who lived. See how Pentecost turned the test around.
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Hebrew Word for Discipline: What Does “Musar” Really Mean?
Musar (מוּסָר, Strong’s H4148) is the Hebrew word for discipline, a father’s word for training a child, translated “instruction” far more often than “chastening,” and the same word Isaiah 53:5 uses for the chastisement that brought us peace.
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Hubris Meaning: In Athens It Was a Crime With a Victim
Hubris meaning today: too much pride. In ancient Athens, hubris was a crime you did to another person. See what the word first meant and why it still matters.
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Pyrrhic Victory Meaning: The Win That Costs Too Much
Pyrrhic victory meaning: a win that costs so much it is close to a loss. See the real quote from King Pyrrhus and the question a friend asked before the war.
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Cassandra Meaning: Cursed to Tell the Truth and Never Be Believed
Cassandra meaning: the Greek princess who always told the truth and was never believed. Where the curse came from, what a “Cassandra” is today, and what helps.
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Invictus Poem Meaning: Henley’s Other Hospital Poem
The Invictus poem was written in an 1875 hospital bed by a man fighting to keep his leg. Full text, meaning, and the other poem he wrote there that changes it.
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Bible Verses About Kindness: The King Who Went Looking
Bible verses about kindness, read in context. In 2 Samuel 9 a king asks who is left that he can be kind to, then sends for a man who expected to die.
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Dark Night of the Soul: The Poem Was Never About Despair
Dark night of the soul comes from a love poem by a friar held in a tiny cell. He called the night “more lovely than the dawn.” Here is what it really means.
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Sword of Damocles Meaning: The Sword Never Fell
Sword of Damocles meaning: a king hung a sword by one horsehair over a guest at dinner. It never fell, and he still could not eat. The real story and its point.
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Chang’e-6 Moon Samples Hold Iron Never Found on the Moon Before — and It May Remember
Chang’e-6 moon samples from the far side hold a form of iron never found on the Moon before. Its tiny grains may keep a magnetic record for billions of years.