(adjective) capable of being severed by a knife with a smooth cut
compact yet sectile
on steak
compact yet sectile
on steak
(noun) the action or process of giving birth to offspring
a sort of signifying compendium of images of parturition
he is literally talking about steak tartare
a sort of signifying compendium of images of parturition
he is literally talking about steak tartare
(noun) a reversal of circumstances, or turning point; Anglicised form of the Greek "peripeteia"
The peripeties themselves have the task of imprinting on the world a sort of elastic condition
The peripeties themselves have the task of imprinting on the world a sort of elastic condition
a manuscript document that lists the ports and coastal landmarks, in order and with approximate intervening distances, that the captain of a vessel could expect to find along a shore
the immensity of their periplus
on Jules Verne's ships
the immensity of their periplus
on Jules Verne's ships
philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
What the petite bourgeoisie respects most in the world is immanence
What the petite bourgeoisie respects most in the world is immanence
a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned arguments
Monsieur Poujade is well aware that the capital enemy of this tautological system is the dialectic
the system being that of retaliation
Monsieur Poujade is well aware that the capital enemy of this tautological system is the dialectic
the system being that of retaliation
(from the Latin talio) a retaliation authorized by law, in which the punishment corresponds in kind and degree to the injury (eye for an eye)
Human behavior being pure talion
Human behavior being pure talion
(adjective) gently moving the bowels; laxative
the aperient power of a word
the aperient power of a word
(adjective) of or relating to priests or a priesthood; priestly / (adjective) of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
a sacerdotal signification
a sacerdotal signification
(noun) teaching about God and the world based on mystical insight / (noun) the teachings of a modern movement originating in the United States in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories especially of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation
the old theosophical pact which has always compensated power by ascesis
the old theosophical pact which has always compensated power by ascesis