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Unusual terms used on BuddhaDust
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Ætiology:the investigation and study of the origin and growth or manner of origin and growth of a thing. Closely related to the idea of yonisomanasikaro: tracing things back to their point of origin. aerolite: a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals. meteorite - stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface. Aphæretic:: From Ancient Greek ἀφαιρετικός. Loss of a letter or sound from the beginning of a word. Akimbo: OED: Forms: 5 in kenebowe, 7 on kenbow, a kenbow, a kenbol, a kenbold, on kimbow, (a-gambo), 7–8 a-kemboll, 8–9 a kembo, a kimbo, 8– a-kimbo, akimbo. [...Icel. keng-boginn, -it, 'crooked'..., lit. 'bent staple-wise, or in a horse-shoe curve'; other suggestions are a cambok in the manner of a crooked stick (ME. cambok, med.L. cambGca, see cammock); a cam bow in a crooked bow. None of these satisfies all conditions. Attained to View, The [get]
Ball-peen hammer: A hammer used primarily in metalwork with a rounded "peen" or head. Body Seer [get] Body-Witness, The [get] Breedbate: Noun. (obsolete) One who breeds or originates quarrels.
Cromlech A cromlech (sometimes also spelled "cromleh" or "cromlêh") is a megalithic construction made of large stone blocks. The word applies to two different megalithic forms in English, the first being an altar-tomb (frequently called a "dolmen"), as William Borlase first denoted in 1769. A good example is at Carn Llechart. — Wikipedia. Clyster: an enema. (archaic). curtain-lecture: a woman lecturing her husband in private.
Desideratum [get] Dhamma-Follower, The [get] Dhammanusari (dhammānusārī, dhammaanusaarii) [get] Ditthippatto (diṭṭhippatto, di.t.thippatto) [get]
Eleusinian. (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are the "most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece". — Wikipedia Endogamous/Exogamous [get]
Faith-Follower, The [get] Furbelow: 1. a pleated or gathered piece of material especially : a flounce on women's clothing. — Merriam-Webster. fingle-fangle A trifle; something of no importance. Freed Both Ways [get] Freed by Faith, The [get] Freed by Intuitive Wisdom [get] Frippery. Bling. Glitter, ornamentation, showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language. OED: Trifling, frivolous, contemptable, ... ahumtrumpery. Cf. OF. Frippery, ƒreperie, ƒerperie, ƒelperie; Fr. ƒriperie. From ƒrepe, ƒerpe, ƒelpe rag. Old cst-off garments.
Geophagia, the practice of eating dirt.
hapax legomenon a solitary example of a term.
It'n-n-at'n, (Itthatta; 'as thus-and-such'; 'of this world') [get] Itthatta, (It'n-n-at'n; 'as thus-and-such'; 'of this world')[get]
Kamma: The Buddha defines "kamma" at one point as "intent". "Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & intellect." (Bhk. Thanissaro trans -- AN VI.63 Kayasakkhi (kāyasakkhī, kaayasakkhii) [get]
lectio difficilior: The principle in textual reconstruction that the more difficult reading is the more likely correct one in that it would require more thought on the part of the copiest. Liberated by Faith, The [get] Liberated at Heart [get] Liberated by Wisdom [get] Liberated-in-Both-Ways get] Lustration: in general is the process of making something clear or pure, usually by means of a propitiatory offering. The term is taken from the Roman lustratio purification rituals. Loris: A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation in southern Asia.
Mental Realizer, The [get] Mula: Root. Subsistance. Foot. Pay. Money. For more see [ The Etimulalogi of Mula] Meretrix: feminine noun courtesan, kept woman; public prostitute; harlot; meretrix feminine noun. courtesan, kept woman; public prostitute; harlot. |
Nagualism. "A guardian spirit especially some beast or bird, supposed to be inseparably attached to a person. A system of superstition and mysticism by a secret sect or society formerally existing in Central America." — OED Namuci: A name for Mara, The Evil One. "Not Very Much." (Never enough). nard: the Himalayan spikenard. Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. —Wikipedia. noëtics: The science of pure thought, reason, or intellection; "the science that deals with the phenomena that arise from efforts to satisfy the craving for truth." —Wordnik.com
oneiromancy: reading the future through dream interpretation. Onomatopoea: OED: [a. L. onomatopœia, a. Gr. Àmolasopoiūa the making of words, f. Àmolasopoiñ| making or coining a name, f. onomato + -poio| making.] 1. The formation of a name or word by an imitation of the sound associated with the thing or action designated; this principle as a force in the formation of words in a language; echoism. Orpiment: a deep-colored, orange-yellow arsenic sulfide mineral with formula As. 2S. 3. . It is found in volcanic fumaroles, low-temperature hydrothermal veins, and hot springs and is formed both by sublimation and as a byproduct of the decay of another arsenic mineral, realgar. —Wikipedia
Panna-vimutto (paññāvimutto, pa~n~naa-vimutto) Freed by wisdom [get] parure: a set of jewels intended to be worn together. pluksel: Afrikaans. Lint, pluff, something that has been picked or plucked. — Wiktionary
Saddha-vimutto (saddhāvimutto, saddhaa-vimutto) [get] Sennight: a week Saddhanusari (saddhānusārī, Saddhaanusaarii) [get] Satisfaction [get] Scilicet: that is to say; namely Steer: To guide or govern (correct, punish). OED has this from stéore; rudder and also points to Old Norse st.yri, rudder, stern; Old High German stiura, stern, rudder, staff. Striver After Dhamma, The [get] Striver after Faith, The [get] Scurf: flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. — a flaky deposit on any surface, especially one on a plant resulting from a fungal infection. — Oxford Languages sophisticism The philosophy or the methods of the sophists.
tertium comparationis (Latin for "the third [part] of the comparison") is the quality that two things which are being compared have in common. It is the point of comparison which prompted the author of the comparison in question to liken someone or something to someone or something else in the first place. — Wikipedia Thaumaturgy. The purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. — Wikipedia. Theodidact. Taught by God, student of God, student of one who is taught by God. tittle-tattle idle talk; gossip. Trencher: A large wooden plate or platter. Wooden "bowls" are not allowed to be used by the Bhikkhus.
Ubhatobhaga-vimutto (ubhatobhāgavimutto, ubhatobhaaga-vimutto) [get]
viaticum: 2. archaic a supply of provisions or an official allowance of money for a journey. View-Attainer [get]
Wisdom-Freed [get] Won to View, The [get]
Yoga [Get]
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