Beauty
BEAU'TY,
noun bu'ty.
1. An assemblage of graces, or an assemblage of properties in the form of the person or any other object, which pleases the eye. In the person, due proportion or symmetry of parts constitutes the most essential property to which we annex the term
beauty In the face, the regularity and symmetry of the features, the color of the skin, the expression of the eye, are among the principal properties which constitute
beauty But as it is hardly possible to define all the properties which constitute
beauty we may observe in general, that
beauty consists in whatever pleases the eye of the beholder, whether in the human body, in a tree, in a landscape, or in any other object.
Beauty is intrinsic, and perceived by the eye at first view, or relative, to perceive which the aid of the understanding and reflection is requisite. Thus, the
beauty of a machine is not perceived, till we understand its uses, and adaptation to its purpose. This is called the
beauty of utility. By any easy transition, the word
beauty is used to express what is pleasing to the other senses, or to the understanding. Thus we say, the
beauty of a thought, of a remark, of sound, etc.
So
beauty armed with virtue, bows the soul
With a commanding, but a sweet control.
2. A particular grace, feature or ornament; any particular thing which is beautiful and pleasing; as the beauties of nature.
3. A particular excellence, or a part which surpasses in excellence that with which it is united; as the beauties of an author.
4. A beautiful person, In scripture, the chief dignity or ornament.
2 Samuel 1:19.
5. In the arts, symmetry of parts; harmony; justness of composition.
6. Joy and gladness.
Isaiah 61:3. Order, prosperity, peace, holiness,
Ezekiel 26:1.
BEAU'TY,
verb transitive bu'ty. To adorn; to beautify or embellish.
obsolete
SCRIPTURES:
And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands;
Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
¶In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
QUOTES:
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.
PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think beauty means something that is pleasing or uplifting to the beholder. Something that is beautiful brings a sense of awe or adoration. We should strive to create beautiful things, and become beautiful people in Heavenly Father's eyes.
What is beautiful to the world, is not always beautiful to God. True beauty is virtuous, not lustful.
I think beauty can vary from person to person. What is beautiful to one, may be strange to another. God knows all truth, so His definition of beauty is probably the most undefiled. We aim to become HIS definition of beauty, which is unflawed and perfect. Through Christ we can become wholly beautiful.
Ok, so as I've studied beauty, my definition has somewhat changed.
True Beauty is unchanging, but the perception of it is. The more in tune we are with the spirit, the more we are able to recognize beauty. God defines beauty.
There is a difference between something beautiful and something attractive. Attraction is more derived by interest which is more self centered. You get interested in something if it might be beneficial to your. Beauty only feeds the soul.
I think that everyone has a little bit of divine inside of them, so we can all recognize true beauty as children of God. When we see something beautiful, it sparks a bit of remembrance and points us a little more toward heaven.
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