THE CHIEF WEAPON OF THE DEVIL SEEMS TO BE WILLFUL IGNORANCE. MOST PEOPLE WANT TO BE HAPPILY MISDIRECTED TO DEATH. THEY CALLED IT ENTERTAINMENT. BUT WHAT WERE THEY ENTERING? entertain (v.) Look up entertain at Dictionary late 15c., "to keep up, maintain, to keep (someone) in a certain frame of mind," from Middle French entretenir (12c.), from Old French entretenir "hold together, stick together, support," from entre- "among" (from Latin inter; see inter-) + tenir "to hold" (from Latin tenere; see tenet). Sense of "have a guest" is late 15c.; that of "amuse" is 1620s. Meaning "to allow (something) to consideration" (of opinions, notions, etc.) is 1610s. Related: Entertained; entertaining.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:03:58 +0000
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