(noun) the act of renouncing or rejecting something; self-denial
(verb) to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis
report or represent in outline; foreshadow or symbolize
(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena
(noun) a Greco-Christian term referring to "love: the highest form of love, charity", and "the love of God for man and of man for God
(noun) a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment; estrangement / (noun) a conveyance of property to another / (combining form) oneself or itself / (combining form) of oneself or itself / (combining form) by oneself or itself / (combining form) to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself / (combining form) of or in oneself or itself inherently / (combining form) from or by means of oneself or itself
(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine
(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine
(adjective) expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty
(adjective) expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty
(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
(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
a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle; the general form is "apostasy"
(noun) proof / (noun) an act of approving formally or officially / (noun) commendation, praise
(noun) a literary term coined by Alexander Pope to describe to describe amusingly failed attempts at sublimity (an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous); adj is "bathetic"
a category of writing derived from the French phrase meaning "beautiful" or "fine" writing; includes all literary works—especially fiction, poetry, drama, or essays—valued for their aesthetic qualities and originality of style and tone
(noun) pretentious inflated speech or writing
(noun) defensive wall
referring to an apocryphal anecdote illustrating the piety or humility of King Canute the Great, in which he demonstrates to his courtiers that he has no control over the elements (the incoming tide), explaining that secular power is vain compared to the supreme power of God
(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea
(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited
(adjective) dear treasured / (adjective) ; discreetly cautious; as / (adjective) hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks / (adjective) slow to grant, accept, or expend
(noun) a person who has expert knowledge in a subject; connoisseur
(noun) an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
(noun) an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose