laicize
(en)
(verb) to reduce to lay status / (verb) to put under the direction of or open to the laity
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this mythic character of our kings is nowaday laicized
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this mythic character of our kings is nowaday laicized
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alterity
(en)
(noun) otherness / (noun) the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation
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Western mythology attributes to the Communist world the very alterity of a planet: the USSR is a world intermediate between Earth and Mars
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Western mythology attributes to the Communist world the very alterity of a planet: the USSR is a world intermediate between Earth and Mars
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oneiric
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to dreams; dreamy
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the figurative elements of this power, the oneiric themes composing it
on the myth of the USSR
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the figurative elements of this power, the oneiric themes composing it
on the myth of the USSR
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Manichaeism
(en)
an ancient religious movement that has to do with duality? "an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness"
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it is a sort of Manichaean melee, cast under the eyes of a third Onlooker
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it is a sort of Manichaean melee, cast under the eyes of a third Onlooker
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peremptory
(en)
(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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To insituate into Order the accommodating spectable of its servitudes has of late become a paradoxical but peremptory means of its inflation.
boy, what a sentence
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To insituate into Order the accommodating spectable of its servitudes has of late become a paradoxical but peremptory means of its inflation.
boy, what a sentence
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potlatch
(en)
(noun) a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host's lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to demonstrate wealth and generosity with the expectation of eventual reciprocation / (noun) a social event or celebration / (verb) to give (as a gift) especially with the expectation of a gift in return / (verb) to hold or give a potlatch for (as a tribe or group) / (verb) to hold or give a potlatch
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both potlatch between two families and spectacle of that potlach in the eyes of the crowd
on weddings. sounds about right
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both potlatch between two families and spectacle of that potlach in the eyes of the crowd
on weddings. sounds about right
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curule
(en)
(adjective) relating to or being a high-ranking dignitary of ancient Rome entitled to occupy a special chair / (adjective) of, relating to, or being a chair or seat reserved for Romans of high rank that resembles a backless stool with curved legs / (adjective) of, relating to, or being a 19th century seat with legs of a similar style
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Behind the judges in curule thrones
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Behind the judges in curule thrones
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monachism
(en)
(adjective) monastic
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the blunt candor of the founders of monachism
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the blunt candor of the founders of monachism
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Balzacian
(en)
writing that's similar to the plays and novels of the French writer Honoré de Balzac; a Balzacian story is realistic, emphasizing tiny details to capture a scene or setting
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both the Balzacian joys of creation and the tender joys of maternity
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both the Balzacian joys of creation and the tender joys of maternity
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genitrix
(en)
(noun) the biological mother of a child
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their wives will not be taken away from them for all that, but remain no less a natural and available genitrix
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their wives will not be taken away from them for all that, but remain no less a natural and available genitrix
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