the bowels of compassion
11bowel — c.1300, from O.Fr. boele intestines, bowels, innards (12c., Mod.Fr. boyau), from M.L. botellus small intestine, originally sausage, dim. of botulus sausage, a word borrowed from Oscan Umbrian, from PIE *gwet /*geut intestine (Cf. L. guttur throat …
12Bowel — Bow el, n. [OE. bouel, bouele, OF. boel, boele, F. boyau, fr. L. botellus a small sausage, in LL. also intestine, dim. of L. botulus sausage.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; generally… …
13literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
14Pity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pity pity compassion commiseration Sgm: N 1 bowels bowels of compassion Sgm: N 1 sympathy sympathy fellow feeling tenderness yearning forbearance …
15bowel — bowelless, adj. /bow euhl, bowl/, n., v., boweled, boweling or (esp. Brit.) bowelled, bowelling. n. 1. Anat. a. Usually, bowels. the intestine. b. a part of the intestine. 2. bowels, a. the inward or interior parts: the bowels of the earth. b …
16bowel — bow•el [[t]ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) anat. Usu., bowels. the intestine 2) bowels a) the inward or interior parts: the bowels of the earth[/ex] b) archaic feelings of pity or compassion 3) to disembowel… …
17bow|els — «BOW uhlz, bowlz», noun (plural). 1. the tube in the body into which food passes from the stomach; intestines. 2. Informal. = colon. (Cf. ↑colon) 3. Figurative. the inner part of anything; depths: »Miners dig for coal in the bowels of the earth.… …
18KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
19Salvation — For other uses, see Salvation (disambiguation). Part of a series on Salvation …
20Pelor — Nofootnotes|date=February 2008 Greyhawk Deity|fgcolor=#fff| caption= bgcolor=#000 fgcolor=#fff name=Pelor title=The Sun Father, the Shining One home=Blessed Fields of Elysium power=Greater alignment=Neutral Good portfolio=Sun, Light, Strength,… …
