Payment for an office or employment; compensation. [Middle English, from Latin Ämolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from Ämolere, to grind out : Ä-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melÉ- in Indo-European roots.] American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What determines a person's character? How is a person's character determined? Life is filled with temptations, obstacles, frustrations, inner struggles and dilemmas that we all have to cope with, things which test our character. I think character is built according to how we deal with these as children.
The balance of these components within the soul of each man, and the way one or another predominates over others, is what makes a character unique and sets apart one individual from another. It should not be thought, however, that character is synonymous merely with personal tastes, temperaments, and preferences.