throng Add to list Share. A throng is a crowd of people or animals. On the crowded platform, the throng of passengers attempted to push their way into the already overcrowded subway car. When used as a noun, throng means a tightly packed crowd of people or animals.

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words

• abandonnoun. Synonyms: unrestraint, wantonness.
• abandonverb. Synonyms: desert, forsake, forego, discard, relinquish, repudiate, waive, renounce, abdicate. Antonyms: retain, maintain, continue, cherish.

“the saintly days of yore” means the older, more. nobler times.

1 : last year. 2 : time gone by especially : the recent past.

1 : a magical charm or incantation. 2 : unintelligible language. Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More About abracadabra.

A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, “having learned much”; Latin: homo universalis, “universal man”) is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.

Polymaths are rare and require a probing intelligence, unquenchable curiosity and inventive imagination. They have broad range of expertise in many areas that contributes to higher levels of mastery and enlightenment in their work.

By Bill Gates’ own estimate, he’s read one book a week for 52 years, many of them having nothing to do with software or business. He also has taken an annual two-week reading vacation for his entire career. In a fascinating 1994 Playboy interview, we see that he already thought of himself as a polymath: GATES: Yeah.

If you think speaking 22 languages is not awesome enough, Rizal was also a certified polymath, which means a person of great learning in several fields of study. He was a journalist, playwright, ophthalmologist, farmer, historian, painter, novelist, engineer, and educator.

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What are the five reason of Rizal deserved to be called a doctor because? Rizal became a National Hero because he passed the criteria by being a National Hero during the American period. So they wanted him to be a “good example” to the Filipinos so that the people will not revolt against the Americans.

Although Rizal completed a thesis for his doctorate in medicine, he did not technically receive this degree, since he did not appear to read his thesis aloud as required by the Central University of Madrid. Reading his thesis in Madrid would have required an additional trip to Spain, which Rizal could not afford.

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Rizal left Ghent for Marseilles where he boarded S.S Melbourne on October 18,1891. The main reasons why he left were, differences in political persuasion with M.H. del Pilar and his desire to lead the Propaganda movement.

After leaving high school he further pursued his training in land surveying and completed training in 1877. He passed the exam to get his license in this field in May of 1878. However, he was unable to receive the license because he was just 17 and thus underaged at the time.

His brother Paciano did everything to ensure that Rizal can leave the country secretly. he secured Rizal’s passport with the name Jose Mercado. From Singapore, Rizal boarded the ship Djemnah, which shall ferry him to France. The Ship had its stopover at Point Galle in Ceylon, Aden and Port Said at Suez Canal.

Rizal stayed in Berlin, capital of Germany, to gain further knowledge of ophthalmology, to attend some lectures at its local university, to further his studies of sciences and languages, to get familiar with the scenic Germany, to be part of the scientific community and to finish his novel, “Noli Me Tángere.”

Father FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANCHEZ — The Spanish Jesuit was Rizal’s favorite teacher in Ateneo where the said priest taught Literature. It was under Fr. Sanchez that the young Rizal learned the Greek and Latin Classics. He encouraged Rizal to cultivate his literary skills, by writing essays and poetry.