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Look up: placid

  1. placid
    [adj] - without untoward incident or disruption 2. [adj] - free from disturbance
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Placid
    Plac'id adjective [ Latin placidus , originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: confer French placide . See Please .] Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. 'That pl...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/98

  3. placid
    Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. 'That placid aspect and meek regard.' . 'Sleeping . . . The placid sleep of infancy.' ... Origin: L. Placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: cf. F. Placide. See Please. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. placid
    quiet adjective (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; `a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay`; `the quiet waters of a lagoon`; `a lake of tranquil blue water reflect...
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Placid
    • (a.) Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Placid
    Placid is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Calm, Quiet` Where is it used? The name Placid is mainly used In English.See also In Late Roman and In Italian: Placida In French: Placide From Old English. The name Placid doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Placid seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Plac

  7. placid
    placid Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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