Crossword clues for desiderata
desiderata
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Desideratum \De*sid`e*ra"tum\, n.; pl. Desiderata. [L., fr. desideratus, p. p. See Desiderate.] Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.
Desiderata \De*sid`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. See Desideratum.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
plural of desideratum (1650s), from Latin, literally "something for which desire is felt," from past participle stem of desiderare "to long for" (see desire (v.)).
Wiktionary
n. (plural of desideratum English)
WordNet
n. something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"
[also: desiderata (pl)]
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Wikipedia
Desiderata (Latin: "desired things") is a 1927 prose poem by American writer Max Ehrmann. Largely unknown in the author's lifetime, the text became widely known after its use in devotional and spoken-word recordings in 1971 and 1972.
" Desiderata" is the title of a 1927 poem by Max Ehrmann.
Desiderata or singular Desideratum, may also refer to:
Desiderata is an album by Madder Mortem, released on April 24th, 2006 (except for Norway; released March 27th, 2006). It was their first CD release on Peaceville Records. The album spawned a digital single, "My Name Is Silence". A video was also shot for the single.
Desiderata is the Latin word for “those things worthy of desire”.
Desiderata is a 1971 album by Les Crane and with music by Broadway composer Fred Werner. It is a spoken word album with sung refrains and instrumental accompaniment. The title, and title track, come from the widely circulated poem " Desiderata", which at the time was in circulation as ancient wisdom and not known to be a 1927 poem by Indiana lawyer Max Ehrmann.
Crane's supporting musicians included singers Evangeline Carmichael, who sang the "child of the universe" refrain on the title track, and Carol Carmichael, with musicians keyboardist Michel Rubini, guitarist Louie Shelton, flautist Jim Horn, and two percussionists, Joe Porcaro and Emil Richards. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
Usage examples of "desiderata".
From where he sat, Desiderata reflected, losing was something that everyone learned.
The only visitor Desiderata had been expecting wasn’t the sort to be put off by locks.
Her own preparations had consisted of a large sack containing several changes of clothes to accommodate whatever weather foreign parts might suffer from, and a rather smaller one containing a number of useful-looking books from Desiderata Hollow’s cottage.
Surely Desiderata and Mrs Gogol could have achieved something better than this.
Whatever it meant, it was something Desiderata had felt necessary to write down.
It was quite surprising to Magrat that anyone as clever as Desiderata should have slipped up on that minor point.
The only visitor Desiderata had been expecting wasn't the sort to be put off by locks.
Her own preparations had consisted of a large sack containing several changes of clothes to accommodate whatever weather foreign parts might suffer from, and a rather smaller one containing a number of useful-looking books from Desiderata Hollow's cottage.
He looked up and saw a view of Desiderata, expensive shops: Gucci, Tsuyako, Hermes, Liberty.
The intersection of Desiderata and Jules Verne formed a kind of gulch, the balconied terraces of Freeside cliff dwellers rising gradually to the grassy tablelands of another casino complex.
He forced himself to eat an omelette in a Desiderata cafe, to drink water, to smoke the last of his cigarettes.
If you turned right, off Desiderata, and followed Jules Verne far enough, you'd find yourself approaching Desiderata from the left.
If you turned right, off Desiderata, and followed Jules Verne far enough, you’d find yourself approaching Desiderata from the left.