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May 10, 2010

Filed under: Inspiring Words, Definitions, and Etymologies — remy brommer @ 9:43 pm

1) massage – the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.- from French massage “friction of kneading” or Arabic massa “mass, dough”

2) experience- direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge- Latin experiential “act of trying”

3) imagination- the act of power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality- Latin imaginatio

4) panic- a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals- from Greek panikon “pertaining to (the god) Pan”