the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
(adj) another term for millenarian (the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity)
coined by Jacques Derrida, blending difference and deferral (of meaning); central to deconstruction
(noun) one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament / (noun) a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles / (noun) letter, or a composition in the form of a letter
the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible; as an adjective, refers to something secretive or mysterious
(noun) politics based on practical and material factors rather than on theoretical or ethical objectives
(verb) writhe toss / (verb) wallow / (verb) to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves / (verb) to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved / (verb) to be in turmoil / (noun) a state of wild disorder; turmoil / (noun) a chaotic mass or jumble