by
James Wood
paratactic
(en)
(adj) relating to parataxis, a grammatical concept involving the placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in "Tell me, how are you?"
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The paratactic verses with their repeated 'and' move like the hands of those large old railway-station clocks that jolted visibly from minute to minute
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The paratactic verses with their repeated 'and' move like the hands of those large old railway-station clocks that jolted visibly from minute to minute
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laconic
(en)
(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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the laconic report of Joseph's response to his brothers works by starving us of information
good word that I should use more often
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the laconic report of Joseph's response to his brothers works by starving us of information
good word that I should use more often
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paratactic
(en)
(adj) relating to parataxis, a grammatical concept involving the placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in "Tell me, how are you?"
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it followed the parataxis of the Hebrew narration
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it followed the parataxis of the Hebrew narration
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quiddity
(en)
(noun) the inherent nature or essence of someone or something; a distinctive feature; a peculiarity
132
the one that best captures the quiddity of the Hebrew
on the KJV translation
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the one that best captures the quiddity of the Hebrew
on the KJV translation
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theodicy
(en)
(noun) defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil
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It is like peering into the crucible of theodicy
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It is like peering into the crucible of theodicy
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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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various dualisms, like Gnosticism and Manichaeism--wherein God is opposed by and does battle with a separate, satanic source of evil, or is rivalled by a false god, a demiurge
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various dualisms, like Gnosticism and Manichaeism--wherein God is opposed by and does battle with a separate, satanic source of evil, or is rivalled by a false god, a demiurge
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abnegation
(en)
(noun) the act of renouncing or rejecting something; self-denial
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The priests I knew practised self-abnegation but perfected a quiet dance of ego.
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The priests I knew practised self-abnegation but perfected a quiet dance of ego.
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hermeneutic
(en)
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
186
all these improbabilities have been neatly made sense of, have been made hermeneutically legible
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all these improbabilities have been neatly made sense of, have been made hermeneutically legible
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pugilistic
(en)
(noun) a fancy word for boxer
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His nicely pugilistic essay on Tolstoy's hatred of King Lear
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His nicely pugilistic essay on Tolstoy's hatred of King Lear
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bucolic
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen; pastoral / (adjective) relating to or typical of rural life / (adjective) idyllic
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the old bucolic town of Lower Binfield has unattractively expanded after the First World War and has 'spread like gravy over a tablecloth'.
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the old bucolic town of Lower Binfield has unattractively expanded after the First World War and has 'spread like gravy over a tablecloth'.
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