aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

anodyne (en)

(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine

anodyne (en)

(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine

aporia (en)

(noun) an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect / (noun) a logical impasse or contradiction / (noun) a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable

aporia (en)

(noun) an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect / (noun) a logical impasse or contradiction / (noun) a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable

charnel (en)

(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

elision (en)

(linguistics) the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking OR the act or an instance of omitting something

equipoise (en)

(noun) a state of equilibrium / (noun) counterbalance / (verb) to serve as an equipoise to / (verb) to put or hold in equipoise

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

hermeneutic (en)

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts

hermetic (en)

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

imbricated (en)

arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles

imbricated (en)

arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles

immanence (en)

philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

jouissance (fr)

physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy; the concept featured heavily in the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan's and was expanded on by Roland Barthes for literary theory, to contrast with mere "pleasure" derived from reading texts that don't challenge the reader as a subject. can also refer to pleasure that devolves into pain

pallid (en)

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

parochial (en)

relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope

paucity (en)

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

pellucid (en)

translucently clear

protean (en)

(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real