{"id":919,"date":"2010-02-12T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/02\/word-of-the-day-quiesence.html"},"modified":"2010-02-12T13:52:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T13:52:22","slug":"word-of-the-day-quiesence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/02\/word-of-the-day-quiesence.html","title":{"rendered":"Word of the Day: Quiesence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"sunset<\/span>Last night a yoga teacher dropped a beautiful word that landed on my ears soft as snow: quiesence. <\/p>\n

Without even knowing exactly what it meant I instantly loved it, I think because it sounds like<\/p>\n

Quiet<\/p>\n

+<\/p>\n

Essence<\/p>\n

And means, essentially that. From Webster’s: “Etymology: Latin quiescent-, quiescens,<\/em> present participle of quiescere<\/em> to become quiet, rest, from quies<\/em><\/p>\n

Date: 1605<\/div>\n

1<\/strong> :<\/strong> marked by inactivity or repose :<\/strong> tranquilly at rest”<\/p>\n

For more, here’s the Wikipedia page<\/a> on this lovely word.<\/p>\n

Do you have a word you love for how it makes you feel?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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