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from Greek--aromatikos "fragrant, odorous, spicy"
adj. having a sweet, penetrating smell; spicy |
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from Greek--austeros "harsh, severe" from auein "to dry, parch"
having a stern look or manner; strict or severe in modes of living or acting |
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from Greek--blasphemos "evil speaking"
profane speaking of God or sacred things; an irreverent act or utterance |
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from Greek--dogma "opinion, doctrine, decree"
that which is held as an opinion; a belief, principle, doctrine (sometimes imperiously or arrogantly declared) |
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from Greek--ainigma from ainissesthai "to speak darkly, to speak in riddles"
an obscure riddle or puzzle; a baffling situation or person |
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from Greek--hairesis "a taking, choosing; school of thought, faction"
a belief or opinion at variance with established doctrine in religion or in other fields |
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from Greek--eironeia "ignorance purposely affected"
characterized by a manner of speaking in which words are used to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; characteristic of that which is the direct opposite of what is expected or hoped for |
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from Greek--laburinthos "palace of the double hatchet"
an intricate structure or system of winding, interconnecting paths or passages; something highly intricate or perplexing in makeup |
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from Greek--proserkhesthai "to go to"
to try to convert |
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from Greek--prototupos "original": proto "first" + tupos "model"
an original held as the standard for subsequent forms |
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from Greek--zelotes, from zelos "zeal"
a fanatically devoted or committed person; an immoderate partisan |
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from Greek "suffering"
a quality, especially in literature and art that awakens feelings of sympathy, pity, compassion, or sorrow |
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