metaphor

diamond metaphor

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Properties

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description
Used as a metaphor to illustrate that intrinsic value remains, regardless of external conditions or appearance, paralleling a child's inherent worth.
inherent_value
true even if hidden or soiled
quality
brightness

Relationships

  • illustratesChild's Worth (Concept)
    description
    The metaphor of a diamond, retaining its value even when hidden or soiled, illustrates the concept of a child's inherent and unchanging worth.
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    that a diamond is still a diamond though its brightness be hidden or soiled, and that the humble roof and the lowly manger may nevertheless shelter the dearest of God’s little ones—His own Holy Child, our Saviour.
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