- Ausgangstext, noun. The original, initial, or source text of the Scriptures; the one ancestor of all the extant Greek copies.
- Confessional Bibliology, noun. The position that accepts the underlying Hebrew and Greek texts used by the framers of the major post-reformation confessions, which they called “authentic” and “pure”, as the preserved text of the Bible.
- Jenny Greenteeth, noun. The name of: a female supernatural being or creature said to lurk beneath the surface of (esp. weed-covered) ponds, ditches, etc., waiting to pull in and drown those who venture into or near the water.
- Manhattanhenge, noun. A phenomenon in which the sun rises or sets in alignment with the streets that run east to west on the street grid of Manhattan, New York City.
- Nowheresville, noun. A largely unknown or uninteresting place, esp. a small, rural town; (also figurative) obscurity, insignificance, limbo; Also, Nowhereville.
- Owczarek, noun. Any of several breeds of sheepdog originating in Poland; a dog of one of these breeds.
- Solon, noun. Athenian statesman and lawgiver. One of the Seven Sages, he revised the code of laws established by Draco. (often lowercase) A wise lawgiver.
- Synoptic, adjective. Taking a common view, specifically in reference to the similarities of the first three Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. (often lowercase) Forming a general summary or synopsis, or affording a general view of the whole.
- Tom Tiddler’s ground, noun. A children's game in which one player, designated ‘Tom Tiddler,’ tries to catch the others who run on to his or her territory, marked by a line drawn on the ground, crying ‘We're on Tom Tiddler’s ground, picking up gold and silver,’ the first, or sometimes the last, caught taking the place of the pursuer.
- Tropic of Cancer, noun. The parallel of latitude that is approximately 23¹/₂ degrees north of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun.
- Vesak, noun. A major Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, observed on the day of the full moon in the month Visākha (April–May).
“Ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” Caveat lector
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