"duke" <duckgumbo32@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:10:11 -0000, "BIll M" <wmech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>
>>> My brain and my heart tell me that the only reality that makes sense
is
>>> the existence of Almighty God.
>
>>YOU DO INDEED HAVE A SERIOUS MENTAL PROBLEM IF YOU THINK
>>YOUR HEART TELLS YOU WHAT TO BELIEVE.
>>ALL YOUR HEART DOES IS PUMP BLOOD!
>
> You don't get that warm, fuzzy feeling? Are you that cold hearted?
> Haahaahaahaahaa.
>
No. It's just that any other than the anatomical meaning for the word
"heart" confuses Bill, who can handle only one meaning per word, not 11 or
more as per below.
Pastor Frank
heart
heart (härt) noun
1. Anatomy. a. The chambered, muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps
blood
received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of
blood through the entire circulatory system. b. A similarly functioning
structure in invertebrates.
2. The area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body; the
breast.
3. a. The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and
sensibilities. b. The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings
and
beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart. c. The
seat
of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart
could
devise.
4. a. Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after
my own heart. b. One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were
light
of heart. My heart is not in it.
5. a. Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems
to
have no heart. b. Love; affection: The child won my heart.
6. a. Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and
retreated.
b. The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an
unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away
without food.
7. A person esteemed or admired as lovable, loyal, or courageous: a dear
heart.
8. a. The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the
heart
of the financial district. See synonyms at center. b. The core of a plant,
fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
9. The most im****tant or essential part: get to the heart of the matter.
10. A conventionalized two-lobed representation of the heart, usually
colored red or pink.
11. Games. a. A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards. b. A
playing card with this figure. c. hearts
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this
figure. d. A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when
taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
noun, attributive.
Often used to modify another noun: heart surgery; heart patients.
verb, transitive
heart·ed, heart·ing, hearts
Archaic.
To encourage; hearten.
— idiom.
at heart
In one's deepest feelings; fundamentally.
by heart
Learned by rote; memorized word for word.
do (one's) heart good
To lift one's spirits; make one happy.
from the bottom of (one's) heart or depths of (one's) heart
With the deepest appreciation; most sincerely.
have (one's) heart in (one's) mouth
To be extremely frightened or anxious.
have (one's) heart in the right place
To be well-intentioned.
heart and soul
Completely; entirely.
in (one's) heart of hearts
In the seat of one's truest feelings.
lose (one's) heart to
To fall in love with.
near (one's) heart or close to (one's) heart
Loved by or im****tant to one.
steal (someone's) heart
To win one's affection or love.
take to heart
To take seriously and be affected or troubled by: Don't take my criticism
to
heart.
to (one's) heart's content
To one's entire satisfaction, without limitation.
wear (one's) heart on (one's) sleeve
To show one's feelings clearly and openly by one's behavior.
with all (one's) heart
1. With great willingness or pleasure.
2. With the deepest feeling or devotion.
with half a heart
In a half-hearted manner.
[Middle English hert, from Old English heorte.]
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