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candystripper -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 4:44:55 PM)

~votes that Ron Himself shall reveal the meaning of His fantabulous word~

next word:

"corselet"

candystripper



Petruchio -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 5:44:01 PM)

quote:

mnottertail


Hmm… the rear of a mustelae from Minnesota?

Here's one: 'xeric', probably useful for Scrabble.



Petruchio -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 5:46:57 PM)

Try this one:

'brioche'

1. What is the English meaning?

2. What is a common French meaning of brioche that can happen from consuming brioche?




mnottertail -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 6:49:24 PM)

As the name clearly suggests; it is a lung disease from inhaling siliconic based volcanic dust.

You lose the word fight.

You lose, take off your pants.

Ron



mnottertail -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 6:53:03 PM)

FLOCCI­NAUCINI­HILIPIL­IFICATION.



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 7:04:40 PM)

Wait wait wait, we've got a few words already.

Corselet, which I don't know.

Brioche, which is something you eat--a pastry I think?

Floccinaucinihilipilification, which means to disregard something as utterly valueless, as in, "his refreshing floccinaucinihilipilification of money." I know all about that word. It was invented in the eighteenth century, probably by a graduate of one of the blueblooded British boarding schools (such as Eton), where they learned, in their Latin textbooks, that flocci, nauci, nihili, and pili are all adverbs meaning "a little."

So someone has to say what corselet means.

And what was folgent?



caitlyn -> RE: Word Fight (2/7/2006 7:45:07 PM)

A corselet is like a corset, but designed to wear as outer clothing. It usually has some sort of decorative cloth thing on the outside. Lifestyle people don't know this, because they normally wear their undies as outer wear. [;)]

New Word: Stellifications



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/8/2006 1:44:05 AM)

"Stellification" would have to mean "turning (something) into a star," but I've never heard of it before. Maybe you could use it facetiously--e.g., "I don't understand the widespread compulsion to stellify Pamela Anderson."

Now I'll go look it up and see whether I was right.

Edited to add: Heh, turns out I was right, and the metaphorical usage is explicitly noted in OED.

OK, next word...hmmmm...consubstantiation.



candystripper -> RE: Word Fight (2/8/2006 2:34:59 AM)

Guessing; abiligy to repeat scientific experiment.

new word: "ecschatology".

candystripper



IrishMist -> RE: Word Fight (2/8/2006 6:42:56 AM)

quote:

[new word: "ecschatology".

/quote]


The study of death

New word:

Dumbledore



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/8/2006 5:09:23 PM)

Wait wait wait.

That was not the correct definition of "consubstantiation."

And "eschatology" does not mean precisely "the study of death." (That would be "thanatology.")

Any other guesses before we move on to "dumbledore" (which I don't know)?



IrishMist -> RE: Word Fight (2/8/2006 7:18:04 PM)

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And "eschatology" does not mean precisely "the study of death


You are correct, I went and looked it up. It's the doctirne of final things; ie death etc.

Link is here:

http://www.brainydictionary.com/words/es/eschatology161495.html

quote:

consubstantiation.


I think its a religious term that refers to two things becoming one, or something like that.

LOL back to dumbledore ....My daughter actually introduced me to that word [8D]



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 9:45:08 AM)

We happen to have two very juicy theological terms.

"Consubstantiation" is a term from Christian theology. It refers to the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are of the same (metaphysical) substance. There was a big meeting about this to determine who was a heretic and who wasn't.

"Eschatology" is the theology of the end of time. In Christianity, it refers to things like the return of the Christ, Judgment Day, and so on, but there is (or can be) eschatology in other religions as well. (In practice, most Christian eschatology deals with the tedious question of who gets saved and who gets damned.)

Now "dumbledore"--no idea, never heard of it, so I'll go look it up. Anyone know?



IceyOne -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 10:37:41 AM)

quote:

dumbledore


Is a form of bee

New word: Kalaa



IrishMist -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 4:40:10 PM)

quote:

"Eschatology" is the theology of the end of time. In Christianity, it refers to things like the return of the Christ, Judgment Day, and so on, but there is (or can be) eschatology in other religions as well. (In practice, most Christian eschatology deals with the tedious question of who gets saved and who gets damned.)


Ok, before we go on to Icey's word, I have to ask this. Even though I am no longer a practicing Catholic, I still remember some things [8D]

Any way, you said that Eschatology is the theology of the end of time. Well, my question is this...How can the Resurrection be concidered an 'end'? I always thought it was to be protrayed as a new beginning? Just curious is all lol. Mind is working overtime on this one.

Oh, and by the way...

Kalaa means black



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 5:14:32 PM)

Well, it's construed as the end of time, the end of the world, but not the end of God.

Oh, and it's your turn to choose the next word.

quote:

ORIGINAL: IrishMist

Ok, before we go on to Icey's word, I have to ask this. Even though I am no longer a practicing Catholic, I still remember some things [8D]

Any way, you said that Eschatology is the theology of the end of time. Well, my question is this...How can the Resurrection be concidered an 'end'? I always thought it was to be protrayed as a new beginning? Just curious is all lol. Mind is working overtime on this one.




IrishMist -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 7:21:32 PM)

quote:

Well, it's construed as the end of time, the end of the world, but not the end of God.


HOw can the resurrection of Christ be construed as the end of the world, or the end of time? Dayum, I guess I need to take this somewhere somewhere else. :(

New word:

Boustrophedonic



Petruchio -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 8:28:43 PM)

quote:

Brioche, which is something you eat--a pastry I think?


Lord&Master is on the right track.

A brioche (bree'ohsh') is a kind of 'popover', like a muffin, and overflows its container somewhat.

The French also use brioche to refer to a pot-belly. In other words, a stomach that overflows its belt somewhat.



Lordandmaster -> RE: Word Fight (2/9/2006 9:50:49 PM)

Because what happens after Judgment Day doesn't happen in our time. It happens in the time after time. It's no longer of our world.

Hey, that's the theological answer. I'm not pretending that it makes much sense.

We already did "boustrophedonic."

And I like the explanation of "brioche."

Time for a new word!

quote:

ORIGINAL: IrishMist

quote:

Well, it's construed as the end of time, the end of the world, but not the end of God.


HOw can the resurrection of Christ be construed as the end of the world, or the end of time? Dayum, I guess I need to take this somewhere somewhere else. :(

New word:

Boustrophedonic




Thanatosian -> RE: Word Fight (2/10/2006 2:17:17 AM)

okay - here's one I ran across in a fill in puzzle

astilbe




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