arena

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1. arena - Noun

2. Arena - Proper noun

Meaning

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.

Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.

"Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.

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God's grace always assists those who struggle, but this does not mean that a struggler is always in the position of a victor. Sometimes in the arena the wild animals did not touch the righteous ones, but by no means were they all preserved untouched. John of Shanghai and San Francisco

The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat where it belongs, and the arena of the heart and the head will be occupied or reoccupied, by our real problems - the problems of life and of human relations, of creation and behaviour and religion. John Maynard Keynes

The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations. Noam Chomsky

The heart unites whatever the mind separates, pushes on beyond the arena of necessity and transmutes the struggle into love. Nikos Kazantzakis

Talking about bulls is altogether different from being in the arena. Spanish Proverb

The whole arena tells them to kill the bull, yet the bull should kill no one. Mexican Proverb

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