Ineffable: i-ne-fa-bal
Part of speech:
adjective
Origin: Late Middle
English
1. Too big or extreme
for words to express.
2. Not to be spoken
of due to its sacredness.
3. In describable.
Examples used in a sentence:
1. I felt ineffable
joy when my daughter was born.
2. In certain
religions, God is as mysterious as his or her or its ineffable name.
About Ineffable:
Ineffable carries an interesting role in religious history,
as it can be used to describe things both too sacred to be discussed and to
evil to be mentioned. For example, a
divine creator’s mercy might be considered ineffable, but so too could the whispering
influence of the devil.
Did You Know?
Ineffable is a bit ironic by its very nature – it’s a word
used to describe something that can’t be described in words.
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