political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature
(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine
the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation; a national policy of economic independence
(noun) dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible
regarding something abstract as a material thing (fallaciously); an effect of reification
relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing
(adjective) of or relating to dreams; dreamy
(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) the performance of miracles / (noun) magic
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks