Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Mind (-s)
mind (-s), n. [ME mynd, to think, remember, intend.] (webplay: advancing, bringeth, capacity, comprehend, desire, fact, fear, go, grace, heart, incline, know, less, one, opinion, out, power, pushing, reaching, reasons, remember, sacrifice, seat, sense, settled, sound, speak, spirit, strong, thought, times, used, will, wish).
- Disposition; will; affection.
- Seat of affection or heart.
- Awareness; sensory perception; cognitive function.
- Universe of discourse.
- Power of judgment, reason, or thought.
- Imagination.
- Memory; remembrance.
- Desire; will.
- [Fig.] word play on mine which is directly beside mind in NW; metaphorically, a spring or source of water.
- [Fig.] NW says: the implanted principle of grace.
- [Fig.] place where thought occurs.
- Intention; purpose.
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