Why this word is great
ENSAMPLE — [Noun] A model or pattern intended for imitation, particularly one with moral or instructive weight. From Middle English ensaumple, via Old French ensample (a variant of essample), from Latin exemplum ("example, pattern"). Unlike "example" (which is neutral and general) or "paradigm" (which abstracts into theory), an ensample is a story made flesh—a life or deed meant to be followed. It is the saint’s martyrdom held up to the wavering faithful, the cautionary tale of Icarus told to restless children, or the quiet dignity of a grandmother’s daily labor, worn smooth by years of witness. We cling to ensamples because they promise that virtue, or ruin, is never hypothetical.