(noun) a eulogistic oration or writing / (noun) formal or elaborate praise
(noun) perception
(noun) a reversal of circumstances, or turning point; Anglicised form of the Greek "peripeteia"
(noun) use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression / (noun) an instance of periphrasis
(noun) ; action practice; as / (noun) exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill / (noun) customary practice or conduct / (noun) practical application of a theory
childishly silly and trivial
a brief moral saying taken from ancient or popular or other sources, often quoted without context; as an adjective, means either given to aphoristic expression, or just referring to an aphoristic expression. or: 'in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements'
(adjective) extremely loud
(noun) a scar left by a hot iron; brand / (noun) a mark of shame or discredit; stain / (noun) an identifying mark or characteristic / (noun) a specific diagnostic sign of a disease / (noun) bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy / (noun) petechia / (noun) a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal / (noun) the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate
(verb) to break apart or in two; separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space / (verb) to become parted, disunited, or severed
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
(noun) the performance of miracles / (noun) magic
(noun) defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective
a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; coined by German author Jean Paul