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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] contenance, from Anglo-French cuntenance, contenance, from Medieval Latin continentia, from [[Latin]], restraint, from continent-, continens, present participle of continēre to hold [[together]] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1:obsolete : bearing, demeanor | *1:obsolete : bearing, demeanor | ||
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| − | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Auras]]''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Auras]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Auras '''''this link'''''].</center> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The [[divine]] '''countenance''' is the face of [[God]].[ | + | The [[divine]] '''countenance''' is the face of [[God]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countenance_divine] |
| − | [[Human]] [[physical]] [[appearance]] refers to the outward [ | + | [[Human]] [[physical]] [[appearance]] refers to the outward [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype phenotype] or look of [[human being]]s. There are [[infinite]] variations in human phenotypes, though [[society]] reduces the variability to distinct categories. Physical appearance of [[humans]], in particular those attributed which are regarded as important for physical [[Charm|attractiveness]], are believed by [[anthropologists]] to significantly effect the development of [[personality]] and [[social]] [[relations]]. Humans are acutely [[sensitive]] to their physical [[appearance]], some [[theorize]] for reasons of [[evolution]]. Some [[differences]] in human [[appearance]] are [[genetic]], others are the result of age or [[disease]], and many are the result of [[personal]] [[Dress|adornment]]. |
| − | Some people have [[traditionally]] linked some differences in personal [[appearance]] such as skeletal shape with [[race]], such as [ | + | Some people have [[traditionally]] linked some differences in personal [[appearance]] such as skeletal shape with [[race]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prognathism prognathism] or elongated stride. [[Different]] [[cultures]] place different [[degrees]] of emphasis on physical appearance and its importance to [[social status]] and other [[phenomena]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_physical_appearance] |
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English contenance, from Anglo-French cuntenance, contenance, from Medieval Latin continentia, from Latin, restraint, from continent-, continens, present participle of continēre to hold together
Definitions
- 1:obsolete : bearing, demeanor
- 2a : calm expression
- b : mental composure
- c : look, expression
- 3: archaic a : aspect, semblance
- b : pretense
- 4: face, visage; especially : the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character
- 5: bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support
Description
The divine countenance is the face of God.[1]
Human physical appearance refers to the outward phenotype or look of human beings. There are infinite variations in human phenotypes, though society reduces the variability to distinct categories. Physical appearance of humans, in particular those attributed which are regarded as important for physical attractiveness, are believed by anthropologists to significantly effect the development of personality and social relations. Humans are acutely sensitive to their physical appearance, some theorize for reasons of evolution. Some differences in human appearance are genetic, others are the result of age or disease, and many are the result of personal adornment.
Some people have traditionally linked some differences in personal appearance such as skeletal shape with race, such as prognathism or elongated stride. Different cultures place different degrees of emphasis on physical appearance and its importance to social status and other phenomena. [2]
