doldrums (en)

(noun plural) a spell of listlessness or despondency / (noun plural) a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds / (noun plural) a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump

doleful (en)

(adjective) causing grief or affliction / (adjective) full of grief; cheerless / (adjective) expressing grief; sad

dolor (en)

(noun) mental suffering or anguish; grief

double-dip recession (en)

when GDP growth slides back to negative after a quarter or two of positive growth

douceur (en)

(noun) a conciliatory gift

dowels (en)

(noun) a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping / (noun) a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels / (noun) a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it

dowser (en)

(noun) divining rod / (noun) a person who uses it / (verb) to plunge into water / (verb) to throw a liquid on; drench / (verb) slosh / (verb) extinguish / (verb) to fall or become plunged into water

doxa (grk)

a Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion (the root of words like orthodox and heterodox)

doyenne (en)

(noun) a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field (feminine version of doyen)

dray (en)

(noun) a vehicle used to haul goods / (noun) a strong cart or wagon without sides / (verb) to haul on a dray; cart / (noun) a horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

dreck (en)

(noun) trash, rubbish

dross (en)

(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior

dudgeon (en)

a feeling of offense or deep resentment

dun (en)

(adjective) marked by dullness and drabness

duressments (en)

(noun) instances of putting someone under duress?

dyarchy (en)

(noun) a government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities

dyspepsia (en)

(noun) indigestion; ill humor; disgruntlement

ebullience (en)

(noun) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings; exuberance

ecclesia militans (la)

means Church Militant; a branch of the Christian Church which consists of Christians on earth who struggle as soldiers of Christ against sin, the devil, and "the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places"

echt (en)

(adjective) true genuine

eclogue (en)

(noun) a poem in which shepherds converse

ecru (en)

(noun) beige

ecumenicism (en)

(noun) the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches.

edifying (en)

(verb) build / (verb) establish / (verb) to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; uplift / (verb) enlighten inform

Edmund Husserl (en)

a German philosopher (1859-1938) who established the school of phenomenology