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Word of the Day for Thursday, July 10, 2008contemn \kuhn-TEM\, transitive verb: To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise. Nor, despite his seeming Jansenist severity, would Pascal contemn such pleasures. Even he, the least therapeutic writer imaginable, admits that diversions can help to heal the beset soul. The spectrum of difference exhibited at these shows suggests varying relationships with the West: some artists identify with or at least acknowledge the Western tradition, some contemn it. We may well pity those who find themselves in disagreement, for their lot is a hard one; but some of us who now warmly support the war cannot find it in our hearts to contemn all so-called pacifists, or even those who are torn by conflicting allegiances. Contemn is derived from Latin contemnere, from com-, intensive prefix + temnere, "to despise." | |||||||||
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