cred-, credit-, creed- +
(Latin: believe, belief, faith, confidence, trust)
2. To send forth with credentials, to furnish with letters of credit; to recommend by documents as an envoy or messenger.
3. Officially to recognize a person or organization as having met a standard or criterion.
2. Giving credit, furnishing with credentials.
"Enjoy the present moment and don't depend on there being a tomorrow." -Horace
A continuing traditional theme in lyric poetry, dating back at least to Koheleth's "Eat, drink, and be merry" (based on Ecclesiastes 8:15). The phrase carpe diem exemplifies the spirit of hedonism and Epicureanism, i.e., the enjoyment of the moment and recognition of the transient nature of life.
So, carpe diem came from ancient times until the present with the advice often and variously expressed as: "Enjoy yourself while you have the chance"; "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die"; "Make hay while the sun shines"; "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."
William Safire had a different attitude regarding carpe diem when he wrote: "Seize the day has come to mean ‘strike while the iron is hot.' No longer is carpe diem the what-the-hell attitude of the dwellers in the present; it has become the battle cry of the gutsy opportunist with an eye on the future."
Many famous poems develop this "live it up now" theme; such as , the following by Robert Herrick (1591-1674):
Old Time is still a-flying,
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
2. To accredit, authenticate, prove trustworthy.
2. That which is believed; a belief.
3. Acceptance based on the degree to which something is believable.
2. Having credit or repute; credible.
2. Letters or written warrants recommending or entitling the bearer to credit or confidence; letters of credence; a letter of recommendation or introduction; especially, one given by a government to an ambassador, or envoy.
2. A willingness to accept something as true.
3. The quality of being credible; an instance or case of this.
3. Believable, plausible; capable of being believed.
