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repose

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1. repose - Noun

2. repose - Verb

Meaning

To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.

To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.

To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.

To lie at rest; to rest.

Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.

A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.

Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.

A rest; a pause.

That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Without the Lord's assistance, we are unable to do anything good. Therefore, we need much humility to find repose for our souls. Ephraim of Arizona

You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi

Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose. Cesare Pavese

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose. Cyril Connolly

After the work is done, repose is sweet. Romanian Proverb

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