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Friday word: Macarism

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Macarism
(MAK-uh-riz-um)
Noun:
-A philosophy in which one derives their pleasure from the inspiration of joy in others.
-Pleasure in or praise of another's joy; a beatitude.
-The practice of making others happy through praise and felicitation.

From Greek "makarismos", beatification; attribution of good fortune.

Used in a sentence:
"His volunteer work is an inspiring display of macarism."

Macarism is a rare thing indeed these days! This holiday season (and all year 'round), let's all pledge to embody macarism every day. We never know how much a seemingly small gesture of kindness might mean to someone...and their happiness will trigger happiness in our own hearts. Tag someone you know who is a shining example!

The 2018 Grandiloquent Calendar will surely inspire joy every day of the year! Last order date for Christmas delivery in the US is Monday Dec. 18! http://tinyurl.com/2018GrandiloquentCalendar

(from
The Grandiloquent Word of the Day FB page)


(cross-posting from [livejournal.com profile] 1word1day)

Comments

Dec. 16th, 2017 07:18 am (UTC)
I'm happy making my cats happy!
med_cat: (Default)
Dec. 18th, 2017 12:40 pm (UTC)
Absolutely :)
Dec. 16th, 2017 02:27 pm (UTC)
What a fun word! :D
med_cat: (Default)
Dec. 18th, 2017 12:41 pm (UTC)
It is, isn't it? And not very common, I think--not come across it before :)
Dec. 18th, 2017 02:08 pm (UTC)
No, but I'm trying to think of some way of including it more.
med_cat: (Default)
Dec. 19th, 2017 07:58 am (UTC)
Great idea :)
Dec. 16th, 2017 10:10 pm (UTC)
It's a great word, and I don't think the quality is really all that rare, even these days.
med_cat: (Default)
Dec. 18th, 2017 12:41 pm (UTC)
I agree about the word and the quality :)
earthspirits: (Default)
Dec. 22nd, 2017 01:25 am (UTC)
A most apt word for the Yuletide season!
med_cat: (Default)
Dec. 22nd, 2017 11:21 pm (UTC)

It is, isn't it? :) Pleased you found it interesting :)