disdaining
Speech parts
1. disdaining - Noun
2. disdaining - Verb
Meaning
of Disdain
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When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace.
People allow themselves to believe an event if it's called a miracle while disdaining the same event if it's called magic. Or vice versa. Life arises naturally; where life is, death is, joy is, pain is. Where joy and pain are, ecstasy and horror are, all part of the pattern.
"Magic!” cried the demon. "Miracle! What difference between the two?” "There is no difference at all,” said Galenor. "Except that people allow themselves to believe an event if it's called a miracle while disdaining the same event if it's called magic. Or vice versa.
Apparently, Shri Ram made a disdaining comment about Phoolan's morals, and Vikram responded with comments about Shri Ram's womenfolk.
Master of English, he was given to bombast, once disdaining the lowly hot dog bun's descent into "the soggy rolls prevailing today, of ground acorns, plaster of paris, flecks of bath sponge and atmospheric air all compact." citation.
Henry V manipulates his subjects, disdaining inconvenient facts and displaying false populism.