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Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation".
A Syrian refugee girl with a hopeful expression
A Syrian refugee girl with a hopeful expression
Hope, which lay at the bottom of the box, remained. Allegorical painting by George Frederic Watts, 1886
Hope, which lay at the bottom of the box, remained. Allegorical painting by George Frederic Watts, 1886
A rose expressing hope, at Auschwitz concentration camp
A rose expressing hope, at Auschwitz concentration camp
Engraving of Pandora trying to close the box that she had opened out of curiosity. At left, the evils of the world taunt her as they escape. The engra
Engraving of Pandora trying to close the box that she had opened out of curiosity. At left, the evils of the world taunt her as they escape. The engraving is based on a painting by F. S. Church.
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Hope is one of the three theological virtues in the Christian tradition. Hope is a combination of the desire for something and expectation of receiving it. The Christian virtue is hoping specifically for Divine union and so eternal happiness. While faith is a function of the intellect, hope is an act of the will.
Allegorical personification of Hope: Hope in a Prison of Despair, 1887, by Evelyn De Morgan
Allegorical personification of Hope: Hope in a Prison of Despair, 1887, by Evelyn De Morgan