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  • 1Sentiment — Sen ti*ment, n. [OE. sentement, OF. sentement, F. sentiment, fr. L. sentire to perceive by the senses and mind, to feel, to think. See {Sentient}, a.] 1. A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind in view of some subject; feeling… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2sentiment — [n] emotion, belief affect, affectivity, attitude, bias, conception, conviction, disposition, emotionalism, eye, feeling, hearts and flowers*, idea, inclination, inclining, judgment, leaning, mind, opinion, overemotionalism, partiality, passion,… …

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  • 3sentiment — sentimentless, adj. /sen teuh meuhnt/, n. 1. an attitude toward something; regard; opinion. 2. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. 3. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. 4. exhibition or… …

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  • 4sentiment — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, admiration, adoration, affect, affection, affections, affective faculty, affectivity, agape, apprehension, ardency, ardor, assumption, attachment, attitude, bathos, belief,… …

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  • 5sentiment — /ˈsɛntəmənt / (say sentuhmuhnt) noun 1. mental attitude with regard to something; opinion. 2. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. 3. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. 4. exhibition or… …

  • 6sentiment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. opinion, feeling; sensitivity, delicacy, sympathy; motto, toast. See belief, sensibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Emotion] Syn. sensibility, predilection, tender feeling; see emotion , feeling 4 ,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 7sentiment — sen·ti·ment || sentɪmÉ™nt n. feeling, emotion; attitude, opinion; tender emotion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8sentiment — n. 1. Feeling, sensibility, tenderness, emotion, tender susceptibility. 2. Thought (prompted by feeling), opinion, notion, judgment. 3. Saying, maxim, striking remark. 4. Thought, feeling, disposition, state of mind …

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  • 9sentiment — sen•ti•ment [[t]ˈsɛn tə mənt[/t]] n. 1) an attitude or feeling toward something; opinion 2) refined or tender emotion, esp. as expressed in an artistic work 3) a thought influenced by emotion 4) the emotional content of something as distinguished …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10Religious Painting —     Religious Painting     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Painting     Painting has always been associated with the life of the Church. From the time of the Catacombs it has been used in ecclesiastical ornamentation, and for centuries after… …

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