dithyrambic (en)

(noun) a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain / (noun) a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein

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

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

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

dun (en)

(adjective) marked by dullness and drabness

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"

eclogue (en)

(noun) a poem in which shepherds converse

ecru (en)

(noun) beige

Edmund Husserl (en)

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

effulgence (en)

(noun) radiant splendor; brilliance

eidos (grk)

meaning "form" "essence", "type" or "species" (developed in Plato's theory of forms?)

eirenic (en)

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory (alt: irenic); a part of Christian theology

eleemosynary (en)

(adj) relating to or dependent on charity; charitable

elucubration (en)

produce (especially literary work) by long and intensive effort

embrasure (en)

a beveled window, as in a castle

eminently (en)

to a notable degree; very

emollient (en)

(adjective) making soft or supple / (adjective) soothing especially to the skin or mucous membrane / (adjective) making less intense or harsh; mollifying / (noun) something that softens or soothes

encaustic (en)

(noun) a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat / (noun) the method involving the use of encaustic or a work produced by this method

encyclicals (en)

(noun) an encyclical letter / (noun) a papal letter to the bishops of the church as a whole or to those in one country

enfilade (en)

(noun) an interconnected group of rooms arranged usually in a row with each room opening into the next / (noun) gunfire directed from a flanking position along the length of an enemy battle line / (verb) to rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction