4th "Word of the Week": Infamous

I've been having so much trouble with formatting this weekly theme, that I am contemplating quitting.


After typing that sentence, you won't believe what just happened.  After deciding I wouldn't quit, and typing this whole thing in, and being so frustrated that it took so long(!)  I deleted what I thought were the drafts of the post, got up to go finish making supper, and after supper came back just now to find that I accidently DELETED THE POST!!!  I have never done that before.


After screaming at the top of my lungs, and saying, "I cannot BELIEVE I did that!" about 6 times, (it took me about 3 hours to get that thing to work) I went about finding a way to get it back.  And, Praise the Lord, there are people out there who know how to help you in situations like this.  So, I'm going to share what I just found out with you, so that you will be prepared if this should ever happen to you!


If you ever delete a post, make sure you're on the same computer that you were on when you did the post, go to a new tab, and just hit CTRL-H (to go to the History of where you've been) and click on the line where the post was still there last (this may take a few tries to find it, so don't give up) and then click to continue editing it, or paste it into a new post from the View mode.  I found mine under the Publish Status, because I had clicked to Publish, before I deleted it! Then I was able to click Edit and keep on going.


Wow!  What an experience!  Good thing it wasn't anything more important than the Word of the Week, or I may have...well, who knows what I might have done.  Thank you, Lord! And thank you, Peter! for the valuable information. If this method doesn't help you, click on his link for other methods to try.


Ok, so now you know one more thing about me--I'm a drama queen.  Enough drama for one night.   I will press on!  And, now, for the Word of the Week!


Here is a different kind of word, with an extremely negative connotation.  Perhaps you've heard it used wrongly, or used it yourself, without thinking, to mean something quite the opposite.  It is a word that is easy to confuse with another, so I thought we'd clear up any confusion on the subject!


The word infamous is not the same as, or interchangeable with, the word "famous," though it is often misused in this way.

WORD OF THE WEEK

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THE 4th "WORD OF THE WEEK" IS:

infamous

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DEFINITION:  Having a reputation

of the worst kind

Websters 1828 Dictionary

IN'FAMOUS, a. [L. infamis; infamo, to defame; in and fama, fame.]

1. Of ill report, emphatically; having a reputation of the worst kind; publicly branded with odium for vice of guilt; base; scandalous; notoriously vile; used of persons; as an infamous liar; an infamous rake or gambler.

2. Odious; detestable; held in abhorrence; that renders a person infamous rake or gambler.

3. Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime. An infamous person cannot be a witness.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

in·fa·mous

adj \ˈin-fə-məs\

Definition of INFAMOUS

1   : having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil infamous traitor

2   : causing or bringing infamy : disgraceful infamous crime

3   : convicted of an offense bringing infamy

— in·fa·mous·ly adverb

Related to INFAMOUS

Synonyms: discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, disreputable, louche, notorious, opprobrious, shady, shameful, shoddy, shy, unrespectable

Antonyms: honorable, reputable, respectable

To see a "Word of the Week" from the past, click on the link.


I hope you have never ever deleted one of your posts or YOUR WHOLE BLOG, but tell me about it, if you have, so I will feel better, ok?

"What To Expect From a Twelve-Year-Old" and the First "Word of the Week"

After listening yesterday to the CD entitled "What to Expect from a Twelve-Year-Old" by S. M. Davis, I was challenged, as well as ashamed.  If you can expect this from a child, surely an adult of my age should be expected to possess these qualities!  This is an excellent CD to listen to, especially if you have children in the 8-11 year-old range.  I bought an extra copy, so that I can pass it on to others--it's wonderful.  Dr. Davis uses Jesus' example at age 12 as his model.  Here are just a few items on the list of what you should expect from a 12-year-old:  Will Have a Mature Sense of Responsibility, Purpose and Destiny; Will Have a Burning Desire to Understand Truth and Wisdom; Will Have an Unmistakable Godliness About His Life.  He shares example after stellar example of young men in history who have accomplished phenomenal achievements at a very young age.  Clearly, we are not setting the bar high enough!

Though the greatest challenge in this CD came to me spiritually, one of the easiest areas for me to grow in was in knowledge. I was challenged to expand my vocabulary.

In order to achieve this goal, I will begin posting a "Word of the Week."  My father was an example to me in this activity, while growing up, for though he possessed only an 8th-grade education, he had an impressive vocabulary, and worked with diligence to increase it.  Every week he would learn a new word, and use it in everyday conversation.  Some of the long and difficult words that were commonly heard in our home you just would not believe.  My goal will be to follow his example by using my new word in conversation, understand its meaning, know how to spell it, and know its synonyms.  I will also seek to know its Spanish equivalent.  Would you like to join me in this challenge?

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The 1st "Word of the Week" is:

emboldened

I have been emboldened by Dr. Davis' preaching to set higher goals for myself.

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Definition:  encouraged

Verb 1. Of Embolden.[Websters]
2. To be fortified. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have cheered, comforted, heartened or enlivened. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To be manned. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have encouraged, exhorted, invigorated or goaded. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have supported, consoled, favoured or sustained. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have incited, livened or exhilarated. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. To have abetted, urged, reinforced or bolstered. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. To have prompted or roused. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. To have gingered or pepped.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Synonyms: 
cheered (supported, heartened, stimulated, comforted, abetted)


Spanish:
animado, animó

Though knowledge is good, wisdom is excellent. God exhorts us in His Word to seek wisdom above all else, for it is far above rubies, and more to be desired than fine gold.

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Proverbs 8:10-11, 17-21:
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
18 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.