macarism

(ˈmækəˌrɪzəm)

an ascription of blessedness; a blessing

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macarism

the practice of making others happy through praise and felicitation. — macarize, v.

See also: Happiness

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Fanny, the granddaughter of Celie, propagates "The Gospel According to Shug," a series of twenty-seven macarisms, beatitudes, which all begin "Helped are those who.

Green lap, brown embrace, blue body: the ecospirituality of Alice Walker

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