exegesis
(en)
(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text
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maundering
(en)
rambling OR meandering
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bivouac
(en)
(noun) a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter / (noun) encampment usually for a night / (noun) a temporary or casual shelter or lodging / (verb) to make a bivouac; camp
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There are no opposing camps; there is no struggle. Each writer is a one-man camp, unallied and unarmed, a lone bivouac under heaven.
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There are no opposing camps; there is no struggle. Each writer is a one-man camp, unallied and unarmed, a lone bivouac under heaven.
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emendation
(en)
the process of making a revision or correction to a text
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a single emendation
i guess it's equivalent to amendment?
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a single emendation
i guess it's equivalent to amendment?
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baleful
(en)
(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (adjective) foreboding or threatening evil
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Whether all this academic influence is baleful or not
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Whether all this academic influence is baleful or not
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exegesis
(en)
(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text
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any formal textual exegesis at all, whether it be Russian formalist, New Critical, phenomenologist, or structuralist
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any formal textual exegesis at all, whether it be Russian formalist, New Critical, phenomenologist, or structuralist
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limpid
(en)
(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (adjective) clear and simple in style / (adjective) absolutely serene and untroubled
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quondam
(en)
(adjective) former, sometime (from Latin)
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like quondam beautiful effects with paint
I thought it was synonymous with "sundry" for some reason
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like quondam beautiful effects with paint
I thought it was synonymous with "sundry" for some reason
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5 years, 2 months ago
apogee
(en)
(noun) the point in the orbit of an object (as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth / (noun) the point farthest from a planet or a satellite (as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it / (noun) the farthest or highest point; culmination
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