hagiography
(en)
relating to the writing of the lives of saints; (derogatory) adulatory writing about another person
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a compensatory impulse to hagiography followed his suicide
on DFW
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a compensatory impulse to hagiography followed his suicide
on DFW
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7 years, 6 months ago
eschatology
(en)
the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind
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The general mood is eschatological. We parade the world's end before our closed eyes.
on the average person's tendency to worry
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The general mood is eschatological. We parade the world's end before our closed eyes.
on the average person's tendency to worry
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catechumen
(en)
(noun) a convert to Christianity receiving training in doctrine and discipline before baptism / (noun) one receiving instruction in the basic doctrines of Christianity before admission to communicant membership in a church
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Chris Fogle, erstwhile nihilist but eventual catechumen of the IRS
used metaphorically here
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Chris Fogle, erstwhile nihilist but eventual catechumen of the IRS
used metaphorically here
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7 years, 6 months ago
ascesis
(en)
(noun) the practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons
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Boredom is a head-clearing ascesis.
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Boredom is a head-clearing ascesis.
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7 years, 6 months ago