I have started reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This time around I am reading slowly. I am looking up the words I don't understand and writing the definition in the margin.
CCC 37, Abnegation: verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
1.
to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); reject; renounce.
2.
to relinquish; give up.
Origin: 1650–60; < L abnegātus denied (ptp. of abnegāre).
CCC 53, Pedagogy: noun, plural -gies.
1.
the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2.
the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
CCC 55 Solicitude: noun
1.
the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
2.
solicitudes, causes of anxiety or care.
3.
an attitude expressing excessive attentiveness: to show great solicitude about his wife's health.
Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L sollicitūdō uneasiness of mind, deriv. of sollicitus agitated.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
It looks as if it will be a slow read, for someone as ignorant and uneducated as I.
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