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whitemanfromtown

07/11/06 10:27 PM

#6798 RE: killianpsi #6796

Killianspi: You quoted that correctly I did it from memory but the meaning is the same....Jesus spoke in parables so that everyone could understand his meaning, from the very basic to the different levels of truth that run so very deep. Rich can mean many many more things than material wealth:

8 entries found for rich.
rich ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rch)
adj. rich·er, rich·est
Possessing great material wealth: “Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric” (Mavis Gallant).
Having great worth or value: a rich harvest of grain.
Magnificent; sumptuous: a rich brocade.

Having an abundant supply: rich in ideas.
Abounding, especially in natural resources: rich land.
Meaningful and significant: “a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader” (William Zinsser).
Very productive and therefore financially profitable: rich seams of coal.

Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet: a rich dessert.
Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma: “Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food” (Edna Ferber).

Pleasantly full and mellow: a rich tenor voice.
Warm and strong in color: a rich brown velvet.
Containing a large proportion of fuel to air: a rich gas mixture.
Informal. Highly amusing.