Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Hope (-s, -'s)
hope (-s, -'s), n. [OE hopa.] (webplay: confidence, expectation, God's, good, gracious, joy, obtaining, pain, sweet).
- Mortal desire for obtainable expectations ending at death.
- Desirable expectation for release from bondage.
- Desire coupled with fleeting expectation of attainment.
- Aspiration.
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