(solicitously)
61solicitous — [sə lis′ə təs] adj. [L sollicitus < sollus, whole (see SOLEMN) + citus, pp. of ciere, to set in motion: see CITE] 1. showing care, attention, or concern [solicitous for her welfare] 2. showing anxious desire; eager [solicitous to make friends] …
62woo — [wo͞o] vt. [ME wowen < OE wogian] 1. to try to get the love of; seek as a spouse; court 2. to try to get; seek [to woo fame] 3. to entreat solicitously; coax; urge vi. 1. to try to get the love of a given person; court 2 …
63solicitous — adj. 1 (often foll. by of, about, etc.) showing interest or concern. 2 (foll. by to + infin.) eager, anxious. Derivatives: solicitously adv. solicitousness n. Etymology: L sollicitus (as SOLICIT) …
64AVIMI BEN ABBAHU — (beginning of the fourth century C.E.), Palestinian amora. He had commercial contacts with Babylonia (Ket. 85a). Of his teachings almost nothing has been preserved, but he is held up as an exemplar of filial respect, his father himself praising… …
65EN-DOR, WITCH OF — EN DOR, WITCH OF, the popular designation of a medium from the town of En Dor in Manasseh, who was consulted by King saul (I Sam. 28:7–25). (The woman is not designated witch, Heb. mekašepah.) The narrative begins with a report of the Philistine… …
