Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
L. societas, fr. socius, a companion: cf. F. société,. See Social
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Fr.,—L. sociabilis—sociāre, to associate—socius, a companion.
In literature:
Of more than 1,000 deaths in Montreal, it is stated that only two were members of Temperance societies.
"Select Temperance Tracts" by American Tract Society
Director of the London Missionary Society.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1" by Various
Change is a law of life, and the development of society a natural growth.
"History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I"
Religion is the very life of society, the very soul of a Christian State.
"Public School Education" by Michael Müller
The Society had thus undertaken as great an amount of work as it could perform.
"Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments" by Various
It was to maintain the natural rights of man as accurately as the conditions of society allowed, and to do naught beside.
"Liberalism" by L. T. Hobhouse
Fresh-air society, children's aid society, society for protection of children, children's homes, etc.
"Introduction to the Science of Sociology" by Robert E. Park
If that's society, I don't care for society.
"Phoebe, Junior" by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
His attack upon society was evidence of this, and society punishes him by taking away the liberty which he has thus abused.
"A Plea for the Criminal" by James Leslie Allan Kayll
My father had little taste for general society.
"The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I." by Sir Leslie Stephen
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In poetry:
In such society as this
My weary soul would rest;
The man that dwells where Jesus is
Must be for ever blest.
"Hymn 152" by Isaac Watts
The rich man is invisible
In the crowd of his gay society;
But the poor man's delight
Is a sore in the sight,
And a stench in the nose of piety.
"Rich & Poor; or Saint & Sinner" by Thomas Love Peacock
An aged fox near the place chanc'd to dwell,
Talkative, clever, and learned as well;
The boy his society used to prize,
Hearing with pleasure his wonders and lies.
"The Dilettante And The Critic" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I love tranquil solitude,
And such society
As is quiet, wise, and good:
Between thee and me
What diff'rence? but thou dost possess
The things I seek, not love them less.
"Invocation" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
I ask but to be left alone;
And let the wicked man atone
In graft for having energy
To sin against society.
For, clearly, I commit no crime,
Since I do nothing all the time.
"The Weary Philosopher" by C J Dennis
Oh, thou demon Drink, thou fell destroyer;
Thou curse of society, and its greatest annoyer.
What hast thou done to society, let me think?
I answer thou hast caused the most of ills, thou demon Drink.
"The Demon Drink" by William Topaz McGonagall
In news:
On Oct 14, the Holy Trinity Rosary Society and the Holy Trinity Men's Group will sponsor a roast pork dinner, followed by a talk by Beth Lynch, a Kateri Tekekwitha historian from the Martyrs' Shrine in Auriesville.
The US Geological Society is reporting a 5.8-magnitude aftershock has hit northern Myanmar hours.
EDMOND — Area elementary schools received an unexpected gift from the Samuel King Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution .
The Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the McClurg Museum on May 5 with Regent Antoniette Sherman as hostess.
The General Adam Stephen Chapter, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution , held its winter meeting at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg on Jan 20, 2012.
We now live a society that craves the look of the youth.
She is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists .
The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists submitted the application for recognition to the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure in 2011.
The Council on Dental Education and Licensure voted May 4 to support the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists ' request for specialty recognition.
From 9 am, to 12 pm, on June 6, Quilts and Fixins in Jonesboro will host its annual benefit for the Clayton County Humane Society.
The South Dakota State Historical Society is showing film footage of President John F Kennedy's visit to the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam in 1962 Society at the Cultural Heritage Center on Sunday.
Describing himself as "A happy guy--doing what he loves" Richard Biggs told the Duneland Historical Society about his work with violins and bows at the society's meeting November 15 at the Library Service Center.
The events are sponsored by the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the Whitestone Hill Historical Society.
The Morrison County Genealogy Society (MCGS), working with the Morrison County Historical Society, will again present The Gathering, this time in Royalton, Sunday, Aug 5.
This is the Chippewa County Historical Society's 34th annual event, and will continue the Society's commemoration of the U.S./Dakota War of 1862, as well as the US Civil War by highlighting the 1860's.
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In science:
Bollob´as, ed.), Vol. 10 of Bolyai Society Mathematical Studies, Springer.
A Proof of Parisi's Conjecture on the Random Assignment Problem
Mannochi, eds., Italian Physical Society Conf.
Gamma-Ray Bursts: their Sources
In particular, models of networks with more complex connectivities than the traditional uncorrelated random graphs have been introduced [5, 6] and used to describe many systems in nature and society [7, 8, 9]. A random graph is a set of N vertices (sites) connected by B links (bonds).
Majority-vote model on random graphs
Bollob´as, ed.), Vol. 10 of Bolyai Society Mathematical Studies, Springer.
Completing a k-1 assignment
Minsky, M. (1986) The Society of Mind, Simon and Schuster, New York 61.
Mathematical Models in Schema Theory
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