sith

Definitions

1. One of a fictional order of creatures from the Star Wars universe who represent the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi.
2. A journey, way.
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3. One's journey of life, experience, one's lot, also by extension life, lifetime.
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4. An instant in time, a point in time or an occasion.
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Examples

“The holy gost before vs glad / ffull softly on his sithe”

“Christ's sith of sorrow and suffering.”

“Of them the other philosophers have⟳, by siths, taken their beginning.”

“The foolish man thereat woxe wondrous blith, / As if the word so spoken, were halfe donne, / And humbly thanked him a thousand sith, / That had from death to life him newly wonne.”

“His land⟳ mortgag'd, he, sea-beat in the way, / Wishes for home a thousand siths a day.”

“In him [Garry Cook⟳] was distilled the very essence of the modern football executive – the Nike heritage, the mad expansionism, the sense⟳ that a major part of Manchester City's future lay⟳ in energy drink⟳ retail, and of course the laserlike focus⟳ on "the product" that resulted in him occasionally saying Manchester United when he meant Manchester City. He was the Premier League's most bungling Sith.”

“PAQ is a refreshing example of what “millennial snowflakes” are capable of. At the age of 20, these guys are conscious of their position of influence⟳ and they want⟳ to use⟳ it to enact positive change⟳. “We’re the four musketeers,” says Elias. “The Avengers,” chimes in Shaq. “I would say⟳ we’re Jedis,” says Dex. “But I wear⟳ black so I can be a sith.””

“[Sean] Longstaff. [Dan] Burn. Joelinton. Miguel Almirón. Matt Ritchie. This is not, if we’re brutally honest, the stuff of evil empires. This is not a team the Siths would ever have⟳ put⟳ out, unless the Siths were trying to make⟳ a late burst⟳ for the Championship playoffs.”

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