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Jul 14, 2000
This week's theme
Words to drop into conversations with a therapist

This week's words
trichotillomania
cathexis
arctophile
symbiosis
nisus
acedia
thanatophobia

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nisus

(NI-suhs) Pronunciation Sound Clip

noun: An effort or endeavor to realize an aim.

[Latin nisus, from past participle of niti, to strive.]

"Another element of globalization, which results in part from the spread of education, is the strong nisus toward individualism."
Ninian Smart; Religion and Globalization; ReVision; Fall 1999.

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. -Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

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