aegis (en)

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

aegis (en)

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

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

apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

catechism (en)

a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians

clarion (en)

(noun) a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones / (noun) the sound of or as if of a clarion / (adjective) brilliantly clear / (adjective) loud and clear

elision (en)

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

eschatology (en)

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

eschatology (en)

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

eschatology (en)

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

etiolated (en)

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

fractious (en)

difficult to control; unruly; irritable and quarrelsome

hagiography (en)

relating to the writing of the lives of saints; (derogatory) adulatory writing about another person

hermetic (en)

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

imbricated (en)

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

inchoate (en)

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

ineluctable (en)

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

inimical (en)

(adj) hostile, obstructive

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

lachrymose (en)

(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful

limn (en)

(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light

multifarious (en)

having many varied parts or aspects; multifaceted

numinous (en)

(adjective) supernatural mysterious / (adjective) filled with a sense of the presence of divinity; holy / (adjective) appealing to the higher emotions or to the aesthetic sense; spiritual