Modesty, the forgotten virtue - Bruce Atkinson
Modesty, the forgotten virtue
A Christian psychologist's perspective
By Bruce Atkinson PhD
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
February 27, 2013
"And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes." (1 Timothy 2:9, NLT)
In the past, modesty was considered to be an important virtue. The term "modesty" has various dictionary meanings, the basic ones focusing on moderation and propriety in speech, dress, or behavior. In clothing and fashion it is about preventing exposure to the more private parts of the body. Synonyms for modesty include: reserve, decency, discretion, demureness, unobtrusiveness, inoffensiveness, propriety/ appropriateness, simplicity, unpretentiousness, mature taste, meekness, and humility. Antonyms include offensiveness to public moral values, vanity, indecency, showing off, ostentation, pretentiousness, inappropriateness, indiscretion, tastelessness, unseemliness, boldness, temerity, boastfulness, immaturity, and pride.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
A Christian psychologist's perspective
By Bruce Atkinson PhD
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
February 27, 2013
"And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes." (1 Timothy 2:9, NLT)
In the past, modesty was considered to be an important virtue. The term "modesty" has various dictionary meanings, the basic ones focusing on moderation and propriety in speech, dress, or behavior. In clothing and fashion it is about preventing exposure to the more private parts of the body. Synonyms for modesty include: reserve, decency, discretion, demureness, unobtrusiveness, inoffensiveness, propriety/ appropriateness, simplicity, unpretentiousness, mature taste, meekness, and humility. Antonyms include offensiveness to public moral values, vanity, indecency, showing off, ostentation, pretentiousness, inappropriateness, indiscretion, tastelessness, unseemliness, boldness, temerity, boastfulness, immaturity, and pride.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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