heart HEART, n. [L. cor, cordis, and allied to Eng.core, or named from motion, pulsation.] 1. A muscular viscus, which is the primary organ of the blood's motion in an animal body, situated in the thorax. From this organ all the arteries arise, and in it all the veins terminate. By its alternate dilatation and contraction, the blood is received from the veins, and returned through the arteries, by which means the circulation is carried on and life preserved. 2. The inner part of any thing; the middle part or interior; as the heart of a country, kingdom or empire; the heart of a town; the heart of a tree. 3. The chief part; the vital part; the vigorous or efficacious part. 4. The seat of the affections and passions, as of love, joy, grief, enmity, courage, pleasure &c. The heart is deceitful above all things. Every imagination of the thoughts of the heart is evil continually. We read of an honest and good heart, and an evil heart of unbelief, a willing heart, a heavy heart, sorrow of heart, a hard heart, a proud heart, a pure heart. The heart faints in adversity, or under discouragement, that is, courage fails; the heart is deceived, enlarged, reproved, lifted up, fixed, established, moved, &c. 5. By a metonymy, heart is used for an affection or passion, and particularly for love. The king's heart was towards Absalom. 2 Sam. 14. 6. The seat of the understanding; as an understanding heart. We read of men wise in heart, and slow of heart. 7. The seat of the will; hence, secret purposes, intentions or designs. There are many devices in a man's heart. The heart of kings is unsearchable. The Lord tries and searches the heart. David had it in his heart to build a house of rest for the ark. Sometimes heart is used for the will, or determined purpose. The heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Eccles.8. 8. Person; character; used with respect to courage or kindess. Cheerly, my hearts. 9. Courage; spirit; as, to take heart; to give heart; to recover heart. 10. Secret thoughts; recesses of the mind. Michal saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart. 2 Sam.6. 11. Disposition of mind. He had a heart to do well. 12. Secret meaning; real intention. And then show you the heart of my message. 13. Conscience, or sense of good or ill. Every man's heart and conscience--doth either like or disallow it. 14. Strength; power of producing; vigor; fertility. Keep the land in heart. That the spent earth may gather heart again. 15. The utmost degree. This gay charm--hath beguiled me To the very heart of loss. To get or learn by heart, to commit to memory; to learn so perfectly as to be able to repeat without a copy. To take to heart, to be much affected; also, to be zealous, ardent or solicitous about a thing; to have concern. To lay to heart, is used nearly in the sense of the foregoing. To set the heart on, to fix the desires on; to be very desirous of obtaining or keeping; to be very fond of. To set the heart at rest, to make one's self quiet; to be tranquil or easy in mind. To find in the heart, to be willing or disposed. I find it in my heart to ask your pardon. For my heart, for tenderness or affection. I could not for my heart refuse his request. Or, this phrase may signify, for my life; if my life was at stake. I could not get him for my heart to do it. To speak to one's heart,in Scripture, to speak kindly to; to comfort; to encourage. To have in the heart, to purpose; to have design or intention. A hard heart, cruelty; want of sensibility.

SCRIPTURES:

Heart

• The Guide to the Scriptures

A symbol of the mind and will of man and the figurative source of all emotions and feelings

Luke 6:45

• New Testament

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 

Ezekiel 36:26

• Old Testament

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stonyheart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 

Psalms 57:7

• Old Testament

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise

Obadiah 1:3

• Old Testament

¶The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 

Proverbs 23:15

• Old Testament

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine

QUOTES:

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Helen Keller

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Khalil Gibran

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Khalil Gibran

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Robert Green Ingersoll

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

Leonardo da Vinci

Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become.

Johnny Weir

Love, Good, Trust

I believe that two people are connected at the heart, and it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you live; there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together.

Julia Roberts

Relationship, Together, Matter

Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ~Paramahansa Yogananda

.                                                                       PERSONAL DEFINITION: I think the heart is the main center point of our body. Everything thing else focuses, revolves around, and depends on its functioning. It's a representation of a place where we experinace emotions and feelings- and since our actions are results of our feelings- it is important that we strive to have a pure, and broken heart. Broken in the sense that we are humble and open to His will, and Pure in the sense that we are using His atonement to make us whole. I like to imigine it like this: A heart with a whole bunch of cracks and crevises, and God's love and mercy pouring into the cracks like glue to make it whole.