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Whatever this problematic word may be taken to mean, it has nothing to do with such ideas as fault, vice, guilt, moral deficiency, or the like. Hamartia is a morally neutral non- normative term, derived from the verb hamartanein, meaning 'to miss the mark', 'to fall short of an objective'.
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine. First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o ...
Cryptic crosswords often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include:
Laity. In religious organizations, the laity ( / ˈleɪəti /) consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non- ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother. [1] [2] In both religious and wider secular usage, a layperson (also layman or laywoman) is a person who is not qualified in a given ...
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden meaning.
The ancient Greek word from which English mystery derives, mystḗrion ( μυστήριον ), means "mystery or secret rite" [15] and is related with the verb myéō ( μυέω ), which means " (I) teach, initiate into the mysteries", [16] and the noun mýstēs ( μύστης ), which means "one initiated". [17]
In Greek mythology, a satyr [a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus [b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884 – 12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, author, and amateur anthropologist and archaeologist. He was instrumental in bringing the modern pagan religion of Wicca to public attention, writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of ...