Word of the day

[Asteriktos]

tendril

a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant

[Tallitot]

friggatriskaidekaphobia

The fear of Friday the 13th

[orthonorm]

friggatriskaidekaphobia

The fear of Friday the 13th

Thanks for the heads up.

Now begins when I count the number of jokes I have to hear about my name. The over / under is 11.

[Asteriktos]

Now begins when I count the number of jokes I have to hear about my name. The over / under is 11.

Well, how'd you do?  I missed out on the fun--while I was born on a Friday the 13th, they named me Justin rather than Jason (though a lot of people, including my stepfather's mother, insisted on calling me Jason for some reason).

[Asteriktos]

consanguinity

1) relationship by blood; kinship; 
2) close affinity or connection

--Source--

[Asteriktos]

fulminant

occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity

[Asteriktos]

hauteur

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance

[Asteriktos]

parallax

the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer

the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or  geocentric parallax)  or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or  heliocentric parallax). Compare parallactic ellipse.

the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder.

an apparent change in the position of cross hairs as viewed through a telescope, when the focusing is imperfect

(Source)

[orthonorm]

parallax

the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer

the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or  geocentric parallax)  or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or  heliocentric parallax). Compare parallactic ellipse.

the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder.

an apparent change in the position of cross hairs as viewed through a telescope, when the focusing is imperfect

(Source)

An interesting idea, since once one is aware of parallax it ceases to be as such, while continuing to function.

Parallax is a wonderful metaphor for many human oddities.

[Asteriktos]

^Indeed

anomalistic

of or pertaining to an anomaly

[Asteriktos]

prodigious

1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
2. wonderful or marvelous
3. abnormal; monstrous

Source

[Asteriktos]

asterisk

a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.

[Asteriktos]

meliorate

(a variant of ameliorate)

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve

[Aindriú]

asterisk

a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.

LOL

[Asteriktos]

asterisk

a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.

LOL

[Asteriktos]

panoply

1. a wide-ranging and impressive array or display.

2. a complete suit of armor.

3. a protective covering.

4. full ceremonial attire or paraphernalia; special dress and equipment.

Source

[Asteriktos]

avarice

insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth

[Asteriktos]

primogeniture

the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents

the system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son

[Asteriktos]

estimable

worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration

capable of being estimated

[Iconodule]

Eyne

Plural of "eye" (archaic)

[Opus118]

slumgum

All of the crud (I would use another term for this) that is left over after extracting beeswax.

[Asteriktos]

sprightly

animated, vivacious, or gay; lively

[primuspilus]

sprightly

animated, vivacious, or gay; lively

Justin Beiber is sprightly.

PP

[Asteriktos]

kerfuffle

a commotion or fuss

[Ioannis Climacus]

Somnambulism

an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed.

[Asteriktos]

Somnambulism

an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed.

Also the title of a Tourniquet song 

[Asteriktos]

ruffle

Disorder or disarrange

[Asteriktos]

sprightly

animated, vivacious, or gay; lively

Justin Beiber is sprightly.

PP

Wrong kind of gay... 

[Asteriktos]

countenance

1) appearance, especially the look or expression of the face
2) approval or favor

[Asteriktos]

spiffing

excellent, splendid

[Asteriktos]

mystical

1) a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding
2) spiritually symbolic
3) obscure in meaning; mysterious
4) not spoken of

[Asteriktos]

voluminous

1) forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes
2) of great volume,  size, or extent

[orthonorm]

voluminous

1) forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes
2) of great volume,  size, or extent

I don't use that word. I use volume-us.

[Iconodule]

Neck-verse

noun: a verse usu. consisting of the first lines of a Latin version of the 51st psalm formerly set before an accused person claiming benefit of clergy so that the person might vindicate his claim by an intelligent reading aloud of the verse before examiners.

(It's called "neck-verse" because if you couldn't recite the verse, you'd be hanged. I found this fun word while reading Golding's translation of Ovid.)

[Asteriktos]

assay

to examine or analyze
to judge the quality of; assess; evaluate
to try or test; put to trial

[J Michael]

Borborygmus

a rumbling or gurgling noise that occurs from the movements of fluid and gas in the intestines


Gotta love that word  !

[Asteriktos]

cerebration

the act of thinking; consideration; thought; intellection

[Peacemaker]

exacerbate

ex·ac·er·bate
/igˈzasərˌbāt/

Verb
Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Synonyms
aggravate - irritate - exasperate - sharpen

[orthonorm]

cerebration

the act of thinking; consideration; thought; intellection

And you wonder why the Chinese and other Asians are killing us in the maths and sciences? Evely day is a day to cerebrate!

[Asteriktos]

florilegia

collections of excerpts from written texts

[Asteriktos]

theologoumenon

a theological statement which is of individual opinion and not doctrine

[Opus118]

theologoumenon

a theological statement which is of individual opinion and not doctrine

I always have to pause and spell this word in my mind in order to pronounce it.

In the 2005 "How to pronounce Orthodox words" thread we have:
THE-o-LO-goo-men-on (TH like wiTH, not THat.)
they-oh-loh-goo-MEH-non (with a hard "th)
the-o-lo-GOO-me-non

Since no one is going to understand what I am saying any way, I mostly say Theo (as in the name of Vincent's brother) - Low (as pertaining to my how I feel a lot of the time) - goo (as in goo goo gaga or anything gooey) - meh (people use this term here but I do not know what it means) - non (like in non-starter)

On a side note, I was surprised by the outcome of a googlefight between Arius and Apollinarius (199,000 vs 4060, respectively). Maybe I spelled Apollinarius' name incorrectly. I was rooting for him all the way but luckily didn't put money down on him.

[Asteriktos]

What about Calvin vs. Luther?  I'd say Calvin vs. Arminius, but that one's obvious...

[Asteriktos]

infralapsarianism

the theological doctrine that man’s fall was foreseen and permitted by God, who then decreed election as a method for the salvation of some of mankind

[Opus118]

What about Calvin vs. Luther?  I'd say Calvin vs. Arminius, but that one's obvious...

That would be Calvin Klein and Calvin and Hobbes vs Martin Luther King and some TV show.

The result for "John Calvin" versus ["Martin Luther" -King] is 232,000 and 1,060,000, respectively.  "Martin Luther King" totally dominates at 22,000,000.

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