1934 Definitions
Complete List
All definitions are from 1934 Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition (©G.&C. Merriam Co.)
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From the Twelve Steps
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Powerless adj. Destitute of the ability (whether physical, mental, or moral) to act
Restore v. To give back something which has been lost or taken
Decision n. The act of terminating by giving judgment on
Inventory n. An account, catalog, or schedule made by the executor of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes the real estate, of a deceased person
Admit v. To suffer to enter
Ready adj. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience
Remove v. To change or shift the location, position, station, or residence of
Harm v. To hurt
Amends n. Compensation for a loss or injury
Continue v. To remain in a given place or condition
Conscious (1 of 2) n. Sharing knowledge
Contact (2 of 2) n. A union or junction of bodies
Spiritual adj. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of the breath of life
From the Twelve Traditions
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Welfare n. State of faring, or doing, well (in such a manner as is desirable or pleasing) [parentheses are original]
Conscience n. Sense of awareness, especially of something within oneself, of right or wrong
Membership n. State or status of being one of the persons composing a society, community, or party
Affecting v.t. To lay hold of or attack (as a disease does) [parentheses are original]
Message n. Any notice, word, or communication, written or oral, sent from one person to another.
Endorse v. To write on the back of (a check, bill, note, or other commercial document) [parentheses are original]
Self Supporting adj. Having a singularity in holding up or in position.
Non-professional adj. Not of or pertaining to a profession, esp. a learned or skilled profession
Responsible adj. Liable [liable = “bound or obliged in law or equity”] to respond
Controversy n. Acts of disputing or contending
Attraction n. Act, process, or power of drawing to, or causing to tend to
Anonymity n. Quality or state of bearing or giving no name
From the Serenity Prayer
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God n. A being of more than human attributes and powers
Grant v. To agree or assent to
Serenity n. The quality of being bright, clear, and calm
Accept v. To receive with an assenting mind
Thing n. A matter of concern
Can v. To know how to
Not adv. Makes negative a word or group of words
Change v. To alter by substituting something for
Courage n. The heart as the seat of intelligence, or feeling
Wisdom n. The quality of judging soundly concerning what is true or false
Difference n. The quality of being partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality
From the Twelve Promises
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Freedom n. Not being subject to an arbitrary external power.
Past n. A former time or state
Comprehend v. To take into the mind.
Peace n. A pact or agreement to end hostilities or to come together in amity
Scale n. Anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure.
Disappear v. to cease to come or be in sight.
Interest n. A right, title, share, or participation in a thing.
Self-seeking v. To go in search of the entire person of an individual.
Outlook n. A careful looking or watching for anyobject or event.
Fear n. Painful emotion marked by alarm, extreme awe, or anticipation of danger.
Baffle v. To check or defeat by perplexing.
Realize v. To convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual.
The Insanities – from page 37 of the Big Book
[Sometimes a definition itself would contain a word with uncertain meaning. In those instances, I looked up the additional word in Webster’s 1934 and placed it in brackets.]
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Insanity adj. The state of being unsound [unsound = “flawed, defected, or decayed.]
Proportion n. The relation of one portion to another, or to the whole, or of one thing to another, as respects magnitude, quantity, or degree.
Straight adj. Having an invariable direction
Reflect v. To turn or direct
Consequence n. That which follows something on which it depends
Reasoning n. The drawing of inferences [inferences = “passing from one judgment to another, or from a belief or cognition to a judgment”]
Excuse n. The act of excusing [excusing = “excepting”], apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like
Deliberately adv. Done or offered with deliberation [deliberation = “weighing and examining the reasons for an against a choice or measure”]
Justified adj. To prove or show to be just [just = “confirming to the spiritual law”]
Casually adv. Without design [for example”accidentally, fortuitously, by chance, incidentally”]
Absurd adj. Contrary to reason or propriety [propriety = “quality or status of being proper or fitting”]
Incomprehensible adj. Not capable of being taken into the mind.
Religious or Not?
Service n. – the occupation, condition, or status of a servant, now esp. a domestic servant.
Adoration n. – act of paying honor to a divine being
God (or a god) n. – the Supreme Being (or a being of more than human attributes)
Express v. – to force out by pressure
Worship n. – courtesy or reverence paid to merit or worth
Command n. – act of directing authoritatively
Writings n. – specif., act, art, or product of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, etc. to record the ideas which characters and words express, or to communicate them by words or sounds.
Teacher n. – one who makes to know how
Pursuit v. – to seek
Way n. – direction of motion, progress, facing, pointing, etc.
Incumbent n. – one who is in present possession of a benefice (note: “benefice”is a temporary land holding) or of any office
True adj. – steady in adhering to friends, promises, allegiances, or the like
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All definitions are from 1934 Webster’s New International Dictionary,
Second Edition (©G.&C. Merriam Co.)
This source is gratefully acknowledged by twelvedrawings@gmail.com