sectile
(en)
(adjective) capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut
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parturition
(en)
(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring
84
a sort of signifying compendium of images of parturition
he is literally talking about steak tartare
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a sort of signifying compendium of images of parturition
he is literally talking about steak tartare
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peripety
(en)
(noun) a reversal of circumstances, or turning point; Anglicised form of the Greek "peripeteia"
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The peripeties themselves have the task of imprinting on the world a sort of elastic condition
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The peripeties themselves have the task of imprinting on the world a sort of elastic condition
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periplus
(en)
a manuscript document that lists the ports and coastal landmarks, in order and with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore
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the immensity of their periplus
on Jules Verne's ships
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the immensity of their periplus
on Jules Verne's ships
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immanence
(en)
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
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What the petite bourgeoisie respects most in the world is immanence
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What the petite bourgeoisie respects most in the world is immanence
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dialectic
(en)
a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments
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Monsieur Poujade is well aware that the capital enemy of this tautological system is the dialectic
the system being that of retaliation
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Monsieur Poujade is well aware that the capital enemy of this tautological system is the dialectic
the system being that of retaliation
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talion
(en)
(from the Latin talio) a retaliation authorized by law, in which the punishment corresponds in kind and degree to the injury (eye for an eye)
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Human behavior being pure talion
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Human behavior being pure talion
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aperient
(en)
(adjective) gently moving the bowels; laxative
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sacerdotal
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to priests or a priesthood; priestly / (adjective) of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
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theosophical
(en)
(noun) teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight / (noun) the teachings of a modern movement originating in the United States in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories especially of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation
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the old theosophical pact which has always compensated power by ascesis
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the old theosophical pact which has always compensated power by ascesis
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