vouchsafe
~ |vou ch ˈsāf;
ˈvou ch ˌsāf|
verb [with two objs. ] (often be
vouchsafed)
give or grant (something) to
(someone) in a gracious or
condescending manner : it is a
blessing vouchsafed him by heaven.
• [ trans. ] reveal
or disclose (information) : you'd never vouchsafed that interesting tidbit
before.
ORIGIN: Middle
English : originally as the phrase vouch something safe on
someone, i.e., [warrant the secure conferment of (something on someone).]
propitiation ~ |prəˌpi
sh ēˈā sh ən|
noun
the action of propitiating or
appeasing a god, spirit, or person : He is the propitiation for our sins.
• atonement, esp. that of
Jesus Christ.
ORIGIN: late
Middle English : from late Latin propitiatio(n-), from the verb propitiare
(see propitiate ).
forsake ~ |fərˈsāk;
fôr-|
verb ( past -sook |-ˈsoŏk|;
past part. -saken |-ˈsākən|)
[ trans. ] chiefly poetic/literary
abandon
(someone or something) : He would never forsake His church | [as adj. ]
( forsaken) figurative a
tiny, forsaken island.
• renounce or give
up (something valued or pleasant) : I won't forsake my Christian principles.
DERIVATIVES:
forsakenness |fərˈseɪkənˈnəs|
|fəˈseɪk(ə)nnɪs|
noun; forsaker |fərˈseɪkər|
noun
ORIGIN: Old
English forsacan [renounce, refuse] ; related to Dutch verzaken,
and ultimately to for- and sake 1
.
In Christ's love, Fr. Robert Pax
