Erebus (en)

(Greek mythology) the primordial god of darkness; the shadowy realm between Earth and Hades in Homeric myth

ergodic literature (en)

a term coined by Espen J. Aarseth in his book Cybertext—Perspectives on Ergodic Literature, and is derived from the Greek words ergon, meaning "work", and hodos, meaning "path"; where nontrivial effort is required to allow the reader to traverse the text

eructation (en)

(noun) an act or instance of belching

erumpent (en)

(from Latin) something that emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth

eschatology (en)

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

espalier (en)

(noun) a plant (as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (as a wall) / (noun) a railing or trellis on which fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow flat / (verb) to train as an espalier / (verb) to furnish with an espalier

establishmentarian (en)

of, relating to, or favoring the (present) social or political establishment

estoppel (en)

(noun) a legal bar to alleging or denying a fact because of one's own previous actions or words to the contrary

etiolated (en)

(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble

etiology (en)

(noun) cause, origin / (noun) the cause of a disease or abnormal condition / (noun) a branch of knowledge concerned with causes / (noun) a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

eudaemonistic (en)

a theory that the highest ethical goal is happiness and personal well-being

eurobonds (en)

(European bonds) proposed government bonds issued in Euros and backed jointly by all eurozone nations, which would allow already highly indebted states access to cheaper credit

European Coal and Steel Community (en)

formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, signed by Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; set up to regulate their industrial production under a centralised authority (but really to prevent war between France and Germany); eventually became the EU (sorta)

European Monetary System (en)

an arrangement established in 1979 under the Jenkins European Commission where most of the EEC linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another (after the demise of Bretton Woods); replaced the informal EEC agreement to prevent rate fluctuations of 2.25%+; created the ECU (fluctuations within narrow band of 2.25% or wide band of 6%); Deutsch Mark informally emerged as the centre of this arrangement

evensong (en)

(in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form

ex ante (la)

"before the event"; based on forecasts rather than actual results

ex cathedra (la)

(adverb or adjective) by virtue of or in the exercise of one's office or position; Latin for "from the chair"; related to the concept of papal infallibility

excelsior (en)

a Latin word often translated as "ever upward" or "still higher" / NORTH AMERICAN: softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.

excise tax (en)

an indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good and paid by the merchant/producer

excoriating (en)

(verb) to wear off the skin of; abrade / (verb) to censure scathingly

execrable (en)

(adjective) deserving to be execrated; detestable / (adjective) very bad; wretched

execrate (en)

(verb) to declare to be evil or detestable; denounce / (verb) to detest utterly

exegesis (en)

(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text

exemplum gratis (la)

for the sake of an example, e.g., for example

exformation (en)

coined by Danish science writer Tor Nørretranders in his book The User Illusion published in English 1998; meant to mean "explicitly discarded information"