coterminous (en)

(adjective) having the same or coincident boundaries / (adjective) coextensive in scope or duration

cybernetics (en)

(noun plural but singular in construction) the science of communication and control theory that is concerned especially with the comparative study of automatic control systems (as the nervous system and brain and mechanical-electrical communication systems)

dialectic (en)

a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments

doleful (en)

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

ecumenicism (en)

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

ecumenicism (en)

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

eirenic (en)

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

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

excoriating (en)

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

fissiparous (en)

(adjective) tending to break up into parts; divisive

fulminate (en)

(verb) to utter or send out with denunciation / (verb) to send forth censures or invectives / (verb) express vehement protest

Geneva School (en)

(1) a group of linguists based in Geneva who pioneered modern structural linguistics, incl Saussure; and (2) a group of literary theorists and critics working from a phenomenological perspective, incl Poulet

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

hypostatisation (en)

regarding something abstract as a material thing (fallaciously); an effect of reification

ideology (en)

(noun) visionary theorizing / (noun) a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture / (noun) a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture / (noun) the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program

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

juridical (en)

relating to judicial proceedings and the administration of the law