pusillanimity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pusillanimity
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word pusillanimitās. See pusillanimous, -ity
Example Sentences
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And therefore much Laughter at the defects of others is a signe of Pusillanimity.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
I answer that, Pusillanimity may be considered in three ways.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
On the contrary, Pusillanimity and magnanimity differ as greatness and littleness of soul, as their very names denote.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Pusillanimity disposeth men to Irresolution, and consequently to lose the occasions, and fittest opportunities of action.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
Pusillanimity, 1084; as incentive to envy, 1330; vice against greatness of soul, 2451 a.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
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