CURIOSITY, n. [L. See Curious.]
1.
A strong desire to see something novel, or to discover something
unknown, either by research or inquiry; a desire to gratify the senses
with a sight of what is new or unusual, or to gratify the mind with new
discoveries; inquisitiveness. A mans curiosity leads him to view the
ruins of Balbec, to investigate the origin of Homer, to discover the
component parts of a mineral, or the motives of anothers actions.2. Nicety; delicacy.3. Accuracy; exactness; nice performance; curiousness; as the curiosity of workmanship.4. A nice experiment; a thing unusual or worthy of curiosity.
There
hath been practiced a curiosity, to set a tree on the north side of a
walk and at a little height, to draw it through the wall, &c.5. An object of curiosity; that which excites a desire of seeing, or deserves to be seen, as novel and extraordinary.
We took a ramble together to see the curiosities of this great town. [The first and last senses are chiefly used.]
(Words that describe Curiosity: Desire to see, A want to discover, An impulse to find something out, asking questions, gratify with sight, UN-naturaly well done (As in, that painting is curiously beautiful!) A thought that you deserve an explanation).
Scriptures:
Sign
An
event or experience which people understand to be evidence or proof of
something. A sign is usually a miraculous manifestation from God. Satan
also has power to show signs under certain conditions. Saints should
seek for the gifts of the Spirit but should not seek for signs to
satisfy
curiosity or sustain faith. Rather, the Lord will give signs as
he sees fit to those who believe (
D&C 58:64).
And this Zeezrom began to question Amulek, saying: Will ye answer me a few questions
which I shall ask you? Now Zeezrom was a man who was expert in the
devices of the devil, that he might destroy that which was good;
therefore, he said unto Amulek: Will ye answer the questions
And they began to question
him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith
to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.
¶Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
*Notice, all these examples they Question, because of intentions to eather trick, or gain knowledge, except for the last one, which was a question from Jesus Christ. Did he ask questions because he was curious? No, He knows everything, but he did it because of His intentions to Help others, and help them gain knowledge.
Quotes:
We
keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because
we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
Walt Disney
Robert Louis Stevenson
A
person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like
one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be
stung for his curiosity.
Alexander Pope
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
There
are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us
desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride
which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.
Personal Definition:
I think curiosity can be a good thing, and a bad thing.
I think it's good because its a natural feeling that makes us want to learn and discover more, and find out more mysteries, but, as the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and so I think Curiosity is a wonderful think as long as you don't let it go to far, and go meddling in business that isn't yours and get yourself into trouble.
But if we're curious in a good way, and we feel we have a passion for something good and we want to learn more, then let your curiosity fly!
For example, my brothers and sisters love to watch a show called Curious George about a monkey who is very curious. He discovers new things, and learns great stuff, but sometimes he goes to far and gets into trouble. :)
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