abjection (en)

(noun) a low or downcast state; degradation / (noun) the act of making abject; humbling rejection

abjure (en)

(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid

aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

aegis (en)

(noun, Greek mythology) protective mantle of Zeus given to Athena

agitprop (en)

political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature

apophatic (en)

(adj, theology) (of knowledge of God) obtained through negating concepts that might be applied to him

apophatic (en)

(adj, theology) (of knowledge of God) obtained through negating concepts that might be applied to him

aporia (en)

(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

apotheosis (en)

the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

autarkic (en)

the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation; a national policy of economic independence

autotelic (en)

(adjective) having a purpose in and not apart from itself

baleful (en)

(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (adjective) foreboding or threatening evil

bivouac (en)

(noun) a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter / (noun) encampment usually for a night / (noun) a temporary or casual shelter or lodging / (verb) to make a bivouac; camp

cataphatic (en)

(adj) (of knowledge of God) obtained through defining God with positive statements.

catechism (en)

a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians

cathexis (en)

(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

cathexis (en)

(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

chary (en)

(adjective) dear treasured / (adjective) ; discreetly cautious; as / (adjective) hesitant and vigilant about dangers and risks / (adjective) slow to grant, accept, or expend

chiliastic (en)

(adj) another term for millenarian (the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity)

clarion (en)

(noun) a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones / (noun) the sound of or as if of a clarion / (adjective) brilliantly clear / (adjective) loud and clear

concomitant (en)

naturally accompanying or associated

contumely (en)

(noun) harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt / (noun) an instance of such language or treatment

copula (en)

(noun) ; something that connects; as / (noun) the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition / (noun) linking verb

cosset (en)

(noun) a pet lamb / (noun) pet / (verb) to treat as a pet; pamper

crepuscular (en)

(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight