What does choler mean?
Definitions for choler
ˈkɒl ərcholer
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Princeton's WordNet
irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, cholernoun
an irritable petulant feeling
anger, choler, irenoun
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
yellow bile, cholernoun
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
Wiktionary
cholernoun
Anger or irritability.
cholernoun
One of the four humours of ancient physiology, also known as yellow bile.
Etymology: From English colre, from Old French colre, from Latin cholera, "jaundice", from kholera, from khol, "bile"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CHOLERnoun
Etymology: cholera, Lat. from χολὴ.
Marcilius Ficimus increases these proportions, adding two more of pure choler. Henry Wotton, on Education.
There would be a main defect, if such a feeding animal, and so subject unto diseases from bilious causes, should want a proper conveyance for choler. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
It engenders choler, planteth anger;
And better ’twere that both of us did fast,
Since, of ourselves, ourselves are cholerick,
Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh. William Shakespeare, Tam. of Shrew.Put him to choler straight: he hath been used
Ever to conquer, and to have his word
Off contradiction. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.He, methinks, is no great scholar,
Who can mistake desire for choler. Matthew Prior.
Wikipedia
choler
Anger, also known as wrath or rage, is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and non-cooperative response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat.A person experiencing anger will often experience physical effects, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and increased levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight response. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The English word originally comes from the term anger from the Old Norse language.Anger can have many physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times public acts of aggression. Facial expressions can range from inward angling of the eyebrows to a full frown. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them", psychologists point out that an angry person can very well be mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability.Modern psychologists view anger as a normal, natural, and mature emotion experienced by virtually all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Uncontrolled anger can negatively affect personal or social well-being and negatively impact those around them. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. The issue of dealing with anger has been written about since the times of the earliest philosophers, but modern psychologists, in contrast to earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppressing anger.
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choler
Choler is an old-fashioned term that refers to one of the four bodily humors, believed to be associated with anger, irritability, or a hot-tempered nature. It's also used more broadly to refer to anger or wrath.
Webster Dictionary
Cholernoun
the bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility
Cholernoun
irritation of the passions; anger; wrath
Etymology: [OE. coler, F. colre anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. cholera, fr. , cholh`, bile. See Gall, and cf. Cholera.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Choler
kol′ėr, n. the bile: (Shak.) biliousness: anger, irascibility.—adj. Chol′eric, full of choler: passionate. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. cholera—cholē, bile.]
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orchel
chlore
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of choler in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of choler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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