Very useful Scrabble word!
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29 November 2011
4 November 2011
Yuga
An age of time.
Yuga is a Sanskrit word used in Hinduism to mean any of the four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.
Yuga is a Sanskrit word used in Hinduism to mean any of the four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.
3 November 2011
Jesuit
Interestingly enough this word has more than just the well known meaning. Be honest, when you hear the word Jesuit you think of Jesus or a Roman Catholic. Am I right or am I right?
Well... I found out this evening that the word Jesuit has a derogatory definition as well. It can be used to define a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person. I find this fascinating. I'm not sure I would use it in a conversation as I think it could be understood to be derogatory about Catholicism to which my motto is "to each his own" and therefore I try not to denigrate it or anything I don't think I know enough about.
Well... I found out this evening that the word Jesuit has a derogatory definition as well. It can be used to define a crafty, intriguing, or equivocating person. I find this fascinating. I'm not sure I would use it in a conversation as I think it could be understood to be derogatory about Catholicism to which my motto is "to each his own" and therefore I try not to denigrate it or anything I don't think I know enough about.
2 November 2011
Pontiff
Loving this awesome word just for the sound it makes... A pontiff is a high priest, bishop or the RC pope.
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