devote oneself
101Chovot HaLevavot — or Ḥovot HaLebabot, (Hebrew: חובות הלבבות, English: Duties of the Heart), is the primary work of the Jewish philosopher Bahya ibn Paquda, full name Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda. Ibn Paquda was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who seemly lived in… …
102adhere — I (fasten) verb agglutinate, anchor, attach, band together, cement, clamp, clasp, cling to, coalesce, cohere, compound, fuse, glue, hold fast, hold firmly, inhaerere, join, latch, secure, stick to, stick together, tighten, unite II (maintain… …
103peruse — I verb analyze, browse, check, con, conduct research on, consider, contemplate, delve into, devote oneself to, examine, explore, feel out, glance over, glean information, go over, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look over, observe, overlook,… …
104resolve — re·solve 1 /ri zälv/ vb re·solved, re·solv·ing vt 1: to deal with successfully: clear up resolve a dispute 2 a: to declare or decide by formal resolution and vote b: to change by resolution or formal vote …
105Andreas Capellanus — (fl. 1180–1190) Andreas Capellanus is known to us only through his famous Latin treatise De amore, or De arte honeste amandi (Art of Courtly Love), from ca. 1185–90. Both in content and structure based on Ovid’s Ars amatoria and Remedia amoris …
106behléapan — sv/t7 3rd pres behlíepþ past behléop/on ptp behléapen to leap upon, settle on, fix upon, devote oneself to …
107Sufi — member of a Muslim mystical order, 1650s (earlier Sufian, 1580s), from Arabic sufi, lit. man of wool (i.e., man wearing woolen garments ), from suf wool. So called from the habit of putting on the holy garment (labs as suf) to devote oneself to… …
108apply — (v.) late 14c., to put (one s faculties, etc.) to some task or career, late 14c., from O.Fr. aploiier (12c., Mod.Fr. appliquer) apply, use, attach, from L. applicare attach to, join, connect; figuratively, devote (oneself) to, give attention,… …
109addict — ad·dict || ædɪkt n. one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user v. cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit forming substance); compulsively devote oneself to someone or something …
110addicted — ad dic·ted || tɪd adj. devoted to a certain habit, dependent upon ad·dict || ædɪkt n. one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user v. cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit forming substance);… …
