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Monthly Archives: February 2005
auspicious
attended by favorable circumstances; propitious
ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
hermeneutics
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text
iconoclast
1. one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions 2. one who destroys sacred religious images
hagiography
1. biography of saints 2. a worshipful or idealizing biography
apotheosis
1. exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification 2. elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification 3. the perfect example; quintessence
scion
1. descendant or heir 2. a detached living portion of a plant joined to a stock in grafting
avuncular
1. of or having to do with an uncle 2. regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance
shibboleth
1. a word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group or class from those of another 2(a) a word or phrase identified with a particular group or cause; a catchword (b) a commonplace saying or idea 3. a custom or practice that betrays one as an outsider