Orthodoxy Glossary

Orthodoxy Glossary

precepts

general rules planned to manage conduct or thought

gush

a fast and ample stream or explosion of something

yacht

a sailing boat which is medium-sized prepared for cruising or racing

sophistry

the use of intelligence but false contentions, particularly with the goal of misleading

gorgon

one of three snake-haired sisters, who had the power to alter anyone who looked at them to stone.

griffin

a legendary animal with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically delineated with pointed ears and with the eagle's s legs replacing the forelegs

cynical

concerned distinctly with one's very own advantages and commonly ignoring accepted standards so as to accomplish them

colossal

remarkably incredible in size, or degree; monstrous; enormous; of or taking after a colossus

adrift

neglecting to arrive at the target or winning position

cramped

awkwardly little or limited

virile

(of a man) having strength, vitality, and a solid sex drive

rebukes

express sharp objection or analysis of (somebody) as a result of their conduct or activities

imp

a tiny, wicked devil or sprite

pimpernel

a small European plant of the primrose family, with crawling stems and flat five-petaled blossoms

fatalism

the conviction that all occasions are foreordained and in this manner inescapable

theosophist

members of a theosophical society who instruct about God and the world dependent on mystical insight

pinnacle

the best point; the climax

demagogue

a political figure who looks for help by appealing to the desires and preferences of common individuals as opposed to by using rational contention

obstetrics

the part of medication and surgery associated with childbirth and midwifery

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