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Definition of Amusements
1. amusement [n] - See also: amusement
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amusements
| amulettes amurca amurcas amurcous amurensin amus amusable amuse amused amusedly | amuser amusers amuses amusette amusettes amusia amusias amusical amusingly amusingness | amusingnesses amusiveness |
Literary usage of Amusements
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1910)
"One declared that the Americans were not fond of any kind of public amusements
and were best pleased with an abundance of business. ..."
2. The Christian Examiner (1857)
"The Relation of Public amusements to Public Morality, especially of the ...
Popular amusements. Article VI. in the Westminster Review for July, 1856. 5. ..."
3. Works by Herbert Spencer (1902)
"amusements. § 225. I have closed the last chapter with a division, the subject
matter of which links it on to the subject matter of this chapter. ..."
4. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1833)
"As a people, the South Sea islanders were peculiarly addicted to pleasure; and
to theil- music, dances, and other amusements nearly as much of their time ..."
5. Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden (1886)
"THE historical relation of Christianity to popular amusements is one of antagonism.
The philosophy of the- church respecting the whole subject may be summed ..."
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