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Synonyms: thirstiness, dryness, parched, craving, strong desire, longing, yearning, avidity, hunger, voracity, keenness, eagerness, lust, appetite, passion, love, crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for/after, lust for/after, hanker for/after, have one's heart set on

Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

Henry Clay

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Henry Ford

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.

John Burroughs

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Napoleon Hill

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

Paul Valery

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

Samuel Adams

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Samuel Butler

His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy.

Woody Allen

Think yourself empty, read yourself full, write yourself clear, pray yourself keen.

W. H. Griffith Thomas

362. Good-Bye

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Will Willimon

... long farewell speech of Jesus occurs, in John's gospel, before his death, it is right that we occupy ourselves with it now, in the time after Easter, when we are apt to feel the tension between presence and absence, between having and not having Jesus more keenly than at any other time in the church year. We're after Easter. Our job on Easter was to help you sense the presence of the resurrected Christ, real, available, present, standing among us. For some of you, it worked. You really did leave church on ...

363. Desperation to Hope

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... of those present were professional mourners who were hired by the family. Like many of our funeral customs that, when looked upon from a distance, seem silly, this one seems silly to us. But to first-century Jews, the number of mourners and the volume of their keening was a sign of how much the family loved the departed. Jesus sent these people on their way, telling them that the child was not dead but only sleeping. This is a play on words not meant to be taken literally. The “sleep” referred to here ...

364. Mary's Witness

Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Sermon

King Duncan

... are expecting. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become household names to Americans over the past couple of years, but their lives have not been totally without good cheer. For example, when they gave birth to their first child, Archie, there was such keen public anticipation that Whole Foods Market created a commemorative cheddar cheese they called “Royal Addition.” The press release for the new cheese said that since cheddar cheese is popular in both the U.S. and the U.K., this cheese was meant to ...

365. The Best Gifts

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Mary Austin

... some sorrows for you? Are you looking for a gift of peace? Understanding? Some of you lost loved ones this year, and you’re wondering how you’re going to make it through Christmas. Some of you separated from a partner, and are feeling the loss keenly. Some of you faced serious illness. Some of you have health concerns, and are praying for your health to be restored. Some of you have loved ones who won’t be here next Christmas, and you’re savoring their presence this Christmas, in all its bittersweet ...

366. Are We Living In The Last Days?

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... view was that such progress did not continue with two world wars in the next century and a giant economic depression in between, in the 1930s. Jonathan Edwards, congregational pastor at Northampton, Massachusetts, and a leader of the Great Awakening, had a keen interest in “the last days.” He set forth the stages as he saw them: 1) Christ’s earthly ministry and crucifixion, ending in the destruction of Jerusalem and ‘bringing the church into the glorious state of the gospel’ ; 2) advancement of ...

367. Praying the Lectionary: Palm/Passion Sunday

Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 · Philippians 2:5-11 · Isaiah 50:4-9a · Psalm 31:9-16

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... to share the responsibility of similar crimes and sins. Forgive us, Jesus our Lord and king! God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Cross-bearing Savior: May your Spirit be with us as we embark upon our journey into Holy Week. Lighten our darkness and make us keenly aware of the priceless gift that is ours through your passion and death. We and the whole creation are given a new destiny, thanks to the passion and death of Jesus our Lord and king. God of grace: C: Have mercy on us. P: Lord of the nations ...

368. Jews and Christians: All in the Family

Romans 15:4-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... for Christian and Jew to live together, on the Duke campus or anywhere else, is for us both to be more faithful to our beliefs. The more we Christians come to see our Christ as the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel, the more keenly we feel the unmerited quality of our amazing inclusion into those promises, the more quickly will be healed the tragic separation within the Family of God. To the extent that we believers - Christian and Jew -- allow our faith in God to be diluted through nationalistic ...

369. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet were thrust into low-heeled shoes. But she wore a red rose on the rumpled brown lapel of her coat. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her and yet so deep was my longing for the woman who's spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her grey eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did ...

370. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 8:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... stars (8:3), the beasts, fish, and birds (8:7–8), and finally, humanity as the culmination of the works of creation (8:4–6). In Genesis these are concluded with God’s deputizing humanity to subdue and rule over creation (Gen. 1:28), something the psalmist is keenly aware of (Ps. 8:6). Even though he does not use the term “image” of God, he is conscious of the general concept and seems to allude to it with the words, “You have made him a little lower than God” (8:5 NASB). Humanity was made in ...

371. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 28:1-28, Proverbs 29:1-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... :2), oppression of the poor (28:3), and badly skewed values (28:4–6). A discerning child also avoids those who are self-indulgent (28:7) and exploitation of the poor (28:8), enjoying instead answered prayer (28:9), good things (28:10), and keen insight into the true character of others (28:11). 28:12–28 · The second subsection is framed by descriptions of the contrasting responses of citizens to the righteous and wicked leaders (28:12, 28; cf. 11:10). A close relationship with God and moral uprightness ...

372. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 29:1-27

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

373. Strength for The Journey

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... that is given life and authenticity by God’s Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is that spirit which enlivens, strengthens, legitimizes, and animates our fellowship as Christians and it is in that fellowship, the church, that we realize its presence in our lives most keenly. And it is by that presence that we receive in fellowship that we are strengthened for our individual journeys. Strength For The Journey God is made known to us as Father, as Son, and as Holy Spirit. In each of these aspects we can ...

374. The Art and Agony of Patience

James 5:7-10

Sermon

Heather Sugden

... strong forces are pulling at us from every side. Patience, therefore, is an essential part of every laboring process, as that upon which we place our ultimate hopes, comes into the fullness of life. Of course, while reflecting on these loftier notions of patience, I am keenly aware that our world is eagerly anticipating the arrival of December 25. How do we wait? How do we help other people wait? And how do we articulate what it is exactly for which we are waiting? If you have small children in your home ...

We come to love not by finding a perfect person but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

Sam Keen

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

Showing 351 to 375 of 376 results

Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

Henry Clay

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Henry Ford

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.

John Burroughs

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Napoleon Hill

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

Paul Valery

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

Samuel Adams

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Samuel Butler

His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy.

Woody Allen

Think yourself empty, read yourself full, write yourself clear, pray yourself keen.

W. H. Griffith Thomas

362. Good-Bye

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Will Willimon

363. Desperation to Hope

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon