Anger

Anger
Anger: • The desire of vengeance
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    The desire of vengeance. Its ethical rating depends upon the quality of the vengeance and the quantity of the passion. When these are in conformity with the prescriptions of balanced reason, anger is not a sin. It is rather a praiseworthy thing and justifiable with a proper zeal. It becomes sinful when it is sought to wreak vengeance upon one who has not deserved it, or to a greater extent than it has been deserved, or in conflict with the dispositions of law, or from an improper motive. The sin is then in a general sense mortal as being opposed to justice and charity. It may, however, be venial because the punishment aimed at is but a trifling one or because of lack of full deliberation. Likewise, anger is sinful when there is an undue vehemence in the passion itself, whether inwardly or outwardly. Ordinarily it is then accounted a venial sin unless the excess be so great as to go counter seriously to the love of God or of one's neighbour.

    JOSEPH F. DELANY

    Transcribed by Paul T. Crowley

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Wrath, rage, fury, resentment, ire, indignation, exasperation, choler, gall, bile, spleen, dudgeon, passion, displeasure, vexation, irritation, offence, bad temper, ill temper, hot temper, Irritate, displease, offend, provoke, exasperate, rouse, chafe, gall, vex, nettle, incense, enrage, inflame, madden, infuriate, make angry

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anger — n Anger, ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath denote emotional excitement induced by intense displeasure. Anger, the generic term of this group, names merely the emotional reaction; the word in itself suggests no definite degree of intensity and… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Anger — An ger (a[ng] g[ e]r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. a gchein to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anger — [aŋ′gər] n. [ME < ON angr, distress < IE base * angh , constricted > L angustus, narrow, angustia, tightness, Gr anchein, to squeeze, anchonē, a strangling, Ger angst, fear] 1. a feeling of displeasure resulting from injury, mistreatment … English World dictionary
Anger — Sm Wiese per. Wortschatz arch. (8. Jh.), mhd. anger, ahd. angar, as. angar Stammwort. Vorauszusetzen ist (g.) * ang ra m. Grasland , zu dem auch anord. angr (vermutlich Bucht ) in Ortsnamen gehört, sonst im Nordischen anord. eng f. Wiese (aus *… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Anger — An ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Angered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Angering}.] [Cf. Icel. angra.] 1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He . . . angereth malign ulcers. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To excite to anger; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anger — Anger: Das veraltende Wort für »grasbewachsenes Land; Dorfplatz« (mhd. anger, ahd. angar) gehört im Sinne von »Biegung, Bucht« zu der unter ↑ Angel dargestellten idg. Wortgruppe. Eng verwandt sind die nord. Sippe von schwed. äng »Wiese« und… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
anger — [n] state of being mad, annoyed acrimony, animosity, annoyance, antagonism, blow up*, cat fit*, chagrin, choler, conniption, dander*, disapprobation, displeasure, distemper, enmity, exasperation, fury, gall, hatred, hissy fit*, huff, ill humor,… … New thesaurus
anger — ► NOUN ▪ a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. ► VERB ▪ provoke anger in. ORIGIN Old Norse, grief … English terms dictionary
Anger 77 — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Gründung 1990 Website http://www.anger77.de/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
Anger [1] — Anger, ungebauter, meist etwas hoch liegender, mit Gras bewachsener, zur Weide u. zu Baumanpflanzungen bestimmter, gewöhnlich in der Nähe von Dörfern gelegener u. den Einw. als gemeinschaftliches Eigenthum gehörender freier Platz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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