humblism
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Wed Apr 25 20:31:52 UTC 2012
That's "humility" for people who don't read books or comprehend sermons.
CNN nonchalantly mentioned today that "humblism" is an important attitude
among Mormons.
Maybe "humility" sounds too much like it means "readiness to be humiliated."
About 4,500 raw Google Hits. What, no OED?
JL
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