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agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.
agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a column in a newspaper or magazine offering advice on personal problems to readers who write in. An agony aunt is the female author of a newspaper column providing such advice. Agony in the Garden the anguish of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, as in Luke 22:44; agony in this passage is used in Wyclif's translation. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "agony." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "agony." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-agony.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "agony." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-agony.html |
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ag·o·ny / ˈagənē/ • n. (pl. -nies) extreme physical or mental suffering: he crashed to the ground in agony. ∎ the final stages of a difficult or painful death: his last agony the death agony. |
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"agony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-agony.html "agony." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-agony.html |
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agony anguish of mind XIV; death struggle XV; extreme bodily suffering XVII. — (O)F. agonie or late L. agōnia — Gr. agōníā, f. agṓn contest, struggle; see -Y3.
So agonize XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "agony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "agony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agony.html T. F. HOAD. "agony." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agony.html |
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agony From the Greek for a ‘contest’, meaning the nervous feeling experienced before such a contest. It is in that sense that Jesus was in an agony in the garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22: 44).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "agony." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "agony." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-agony.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "agony." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-agony.html |
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•Léonie, peony
•Tierney
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•tourney • ebony • Albany
•chalcedony • Alderney
•Persephone, Stephanie, telephony
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•symphony
•cacophony, homophony, theophany, Zoffany
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•Antigone
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•villainy • colony
•Chamonix, salmony, scammony, Tammany
•harmony
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•alimony, palimony
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•ceremony • parsimony • antimony
•sanctimony • testimony • simony
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•timpani • sixpenny • tuppenny
•accompany, company
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•synchrony • irony • saxony • cushiony
•Anthony • betony
•Brittany, dittany, litany
•botany, cottony, monotony
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•Bethany • oniony • raisiny
•attorney, Burney, Czerny, Ernie, ferny, gurney, journey, Verny
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"agony." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agony." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agony.html "agony." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agony.html |
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