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| - | [[Image:Mona_Lisa.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the [[most famous paintings in the world]].]] | + | [[Image:Mona_Lisa.jpeg|thumb|left|200px|The ''Mona Lisa'' is a an [[important painting]] |
| + | <br>Illustration: ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' by Leonardo da Vinci]] | ||
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | "However [[important]] it may be for all men to know the [[Truth]], very few, nevertheless, are acquainted with it, because the majority are incapable of searching it themselves, or perhaps, do not wish the [[trouble]]. Thus we must not be astonished if the world is filled with vain and [[ridiculous]] [[opinion]]s, and nothing is more capable of making them current than [[ignorance]], which is the sole source of the false ideas that exist regarding the [[Divinity]], [[the soul]], and the [[spirit]], and all the [[error]]s depending thereon." --''[[Treatise of the Three Impostors]]'' | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
| - | |}{{Template}} | + | "[[Life is too important to be taken seriously]]" --Oscar Wilde |
| - | #The [[quality]] or [[condition]] of being important or [[worthy]] of [[note]] | + | <hr> |
| - | #[[Significance]] or [[prominence]] | + | "However [[importance|important]] it may be for all men to know the [[Truth]], very few, nevertheless, are acquainted with it, because the majority are incapable of searching it themselves, or perhaps, do not wish the [[trouble]]. Thus we must not be astonished if the world is filled with vain and [[ridiculous]] [[opinion]]s, and nothing is more capable of making them current than [[ignorance]], which is the sole source of the false ideas that exist regarding the [[Divinity]], [[the soul]], and the [[spirit]], and all the [[error]]s depending thereon." --''[[Treatise of the Three Impostors]]'' |
| - | #[[Personal]] [[status]] or [[standing]] | + | |} |
| + | [[Image:Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Napoleon was a [[Very Important Person|VIP]] | ||
| + | <br>Illustration: ''[[Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau]]'' (1845) by Paul Delaroche]] | ||
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| + | '''Importance''' refers to the [[quality]] or [[condition]] of being important or [[worth|worthy]] of [[Notability|note]]; [[significance]] or [[prominence]]; [[person|personal]] [[social status|status]] or [[standing]]. | ||
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| From ''[[in]]'' (“in, at, on; into”) + ''[[portō]]'' (“[[carry]], [[bear]]; [[convey]]”). | From ''[[in]]'' (“in, at, on; into”) + ''[[portō]]'' (“[[carry]], [[bear]]; [[convey]]”). | ||
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| == Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
| - | *''[[The Importance of Being Dada]]'' | + | *''[[The Importance of Being Dada]]'', an essay by Marsden Hartley |
| - | *''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' | + | *''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', 1895, a play by Oscar Wilde |
| + | *''[[A Woman of No Importance]]'', a play by Oscar Wilde | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[A matter of life and death]] | ||
| + | * [[Fame]] | ||
| + | * [[Heavy]] | ||
| + | * [[Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century]], see [[Great Man theory]] | ||
| + | * [[Major]] | ||
| * [[Notability]] | * [[Notability]] | ||
| + | * [[Primal]] | ||
| + | * [[Serious]] | ||
| + | * [[Social status]] | ||
| + | * [[Unimportant]] | ||
| + | * [[Value]] | ||
| + | * [[VIP]] | ||
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"Life is too important to be taken seriously" --Oscar Wilde "However important it may be for all men to know the Truth, very few, nevertheless, are acquainted with it, because the majority are incapable of searching it themselves, or perhaps, do not wish the trouble. Thus we must not be astonished if the world is filled with vain and ridiculous opinions, and nothing is more capable of making them current than ignorance, which is the sole source of the false ideas that exist regarding the Divinity, the soul, and the spirit, and all the errors depending thereon." --Treatise of the Three Impostors |
Illustration: Napoléon Bonaparte abdicated in Fontainebleau (1845) by Paul Delaroche
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Importance refers to the quality or condition of being important or worthy of note; significance or prominence; personal status or standing.
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Etymology
From in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“carry, bear; convey”).
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Namesakes
- The Importance of Being Dada, an essay by Marsden Hartley
- The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895, a play by Oscar Wilde
- A Woman of No Importance, a play by Oscar Wilde
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See also
- A matter of life and death
- Fame
- Heavy
- Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, see Great Man theory
- Major
- Notability
- Primal
- Serious
- Social status
- Unimportant
- Value
- VIP
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