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Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Words. Show all posts
Saturday, July 11, 2026

In other words, adamant to zeitgeber

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adamant , adjective. Utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. (noun) any impenetrably or unyieldingl...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Cottonpickin’ hands

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Do not assume you know the conclusion if you do not read the entire post. The extent of folks rewriting history and “playing the race card” ...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Words we used to say

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A few years ago, I got to thinking about words and phrases we used to say. Not always words I said, but words I heard in the community and a...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

In other words, aboulia to vying

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aboulia (also abulia ), noun. A pathological inability to make decisions. aesthete , noun. A person who has or professes to have refined se...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

In other words, b to threnody

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threnody, noun. A poem or song of mourning or lamentation. solipsism , noun. The view that the self is the only reality. sforzando , noun. ...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

In other words, a to voluble

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acrimony , noun. Sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, of disposition. ataractic , adjective. Able to calm or tranquillize....
Saturday, January 10, 2026

In other (German) words

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angst , noun. A feeling of dread, anxiety, fear, or anguish. ausgangstext , noun. Initial text, that is, the earliest recoverable version of...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

In other words, ana to xeno

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anadiplosis , noun. Rhetorical repetition at the beginning of a phrase using the word or words with which the previous phrase ended. brinkma...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Toward a biblical definition of “prophet”

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Prophet , noun. According to Merriam-Webster, may be (1) one who utters divinely inspired revelations; (2) one gifted with more than ordinar...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Awhile versus A While

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As I get older I seem to become more forgetful, and have problems with stuff I once knew well. However, with “awhile” versus “a while” I thi...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

In other words, apathy to zenith

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apathy , noun. Absence of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. (C...
Saturday, September 13, 2025

In other words, of information

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agnotology , noun. The process of intentionally creating or encouraging doubt or ignorance, for example, by spreading false information. art...
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Friday, August 15, 2025

Have ye not read?

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Have ye not read? Matthew 12:3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;...
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Saturday, July 26, 2025

In other words, including Catholic and Orthodox stuff

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aristocratic , adjective. Of or relating to the nobility; of or relating to government by an aristocracy (cf. demotic ). bespoke , adjective...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

King James Bible Adverbs

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The King James Bible uses six adverbs – hence, hither, thence, thither, whence, whither – that are not archaic but nevertheless used less th...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Updating an older verb table

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Below I am updating a table that I published about 12 years ago. You should be able to select the picture and enlarge it to see it better. F...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

In other words, caesura-plex

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caesura , noun. A break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse. Chrislam , noun. A blending of Christian and Islamic ...
Saturday, March 22, 2025

In other words, beginning with ign-

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ign- prefix. ( Latin ) Fire. ignatia , noun. Dried ripe seeds of the plant Strychnos ignatia (St. Ignatius’s Bean), used as a homeopathic ...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

In other words, -arking, et al.

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barking , present participle of verb  bark . ( of a dog or other animal ) To utter an abrupt, explosive cry or a series of such cries. capta...
Saturday, March 08, 2025

In other words, auctor to vanguard

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auctor , noun. Author or source (mostly obsolete , except in specialized writings). avant-garde , noun. The advance group in any field, espe...