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| '''Ambition''' is the [[desire]] for [[personal]] achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they [[choose]] to do for attainment, [[power]], or superiority. Ambition is also the object of this desire. A poor example of 'Ambition' could be 'to become a Confetti collector'. | | '''Ambition''' is the [[desire]] for [[personal]] achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they [[choose]] to do for attainment, [[power]], or superiority. Ambition is also the object of this desire. A poor example of 'Ambition' could be 'to become a Confetti collector'. |
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− | People can wield their acquired power in the [[name]] of a vague or clear [[ideal]] or multiple ideals. When ambition is used to seek a clear ideal, it develops a close [[relationship]] to extremism. In the history of human kind many examples can be found of people who were extremely ambitious, for better and for worse. The notorious Greek [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herostratus Herostratus] had the ambition to become famous by destroying the T[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis emple of Artemis].
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Ambition]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ambition this link].</center> |
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| + | ==Etymology== |
| + | Etymology: [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ambition-, ambitio, [[literally]], act of soliciting for votes, from ambire |
| + | *Date: 14th century |
| + | ==Definitions== |
| + | 1 a : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power b : desire to achieve a particular end |
| + | 2 : the object of ambition <her ambition is to start her own business> |
| + | 3 : a desire for activity or exertion <felt sick and had no ambition> |
| + | ==Synonyms== |
| + | synonyms ambition, aspiration, pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire <driven by ambition>. pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption <has literary pretensions>. |
| + | ==Compare== |
| + | [[Aspiration]] as it implies a striving after something higher than oneself and usually implies that the striver is thereby ennobled <an aspiration to become president someday>. |
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