Definition of Heart

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Definition of Heart

Heart

A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.

The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart.

The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc.

Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.

Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.

That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.

One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.

Vital part; secret meaning; real intention.

A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.

To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit.

To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage.

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Heart Quotations

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Buddha

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
Buddha

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Buddha

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai Lama

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.
Maya Angelou

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
Maya Angelou

Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
Maya Angelou

We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges.
Barack Obama

Heart Translations

heart in Afrikaans is hart
heart in Danish is hjerte
heart in Dutch is hart
heart in French is coeur
heart in German is Herz
heart in Italian is cuore
heart in Latin is viscus, pectus
heart in Norwegian is kjerne, hjerte

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