The Devil's Dictionary: Widow

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
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WIDOW

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A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.

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