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Definitions related to hope (emotion):
  • (hope) A feeling of optimism that one will attain a desired outcome.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hope) Belief in a positive outcome.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Hope, in Christian thought, one of the three theological virtues, the others being faith and charity (love). It is distinct from the latter two because it is directed exclusively toward the future, as fervent desire and confident expectation. When hope has attained its object, it ceases to be hope...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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