Archive for the ‘Words for thought’ Category
Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Brady
Even more so than our last “Word for Thought”, copacetic, the origins of the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 26th are Hebraic. The word was shibboleth.
1 : catchword, slogan
2 : a widely held belief or truism
3 : a custom or usage regarded as distinctive of a particular group
M-W’s background on the word:
The Bible’s [...]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010 by Brady
Whoah, dude! The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 23rd was, like, wayyy cool. It was, uh… uh…
Oh, yeah… copacetic! \koh-puh-SET-ik\
That means “very satisfactory”, dude. Sweeeet.
OK, yes, the word is often associated with “dudes” from the valley because of its prevalent use during various movies of the 80’s and early 90’s but its use [...]
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 16th was archetype [AHR-kih-type].
the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example
This is the etymological information they provided on the word:
“Archetype” derives via Latin from the Greek adjective “archetypos” (”archetypal”), formed from [...]
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 9th was eclectic.
1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous
M-W provided this background on the word:
“Eclectic” comes from a Greek verb meaning “to select” and was originally applied to ancient [...]
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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for February 25th was proscribe.
1 : outlaw
2 : to condemn or forbid as harmful or unlawful
They provided this information regarding the origins of the word:
“Proscribe” and “prescribe” each have a Latin-derived prefix that means “before” attached to the verb “scribe” (from “scribere,” meaning “to write”). Yet the two words have [...]
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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for February 23rd was logomachy. (loh-GAH-muh-kee)
1 : a dispute over or about words
2 : a controversy marked by verbiage
They provided this background on the word:
It doesn’t take much to start people arguing about words, but there’s no quarrel about the origin of “logomachy.” It comes from the Greek roots [...]
Tags: dispute, logomachy, Messiah, verbiage, word, words, Words for thought, Yeshua
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for February 22nd was thaumaturgy.
the performance of miracles; specifically : magic
The words origins:
The magic of “thaumaturgy” is miraculous. The word, from a Greek word meaning “miracle working,” is applicable to any performance of miracles, especially by incantation. It can also be used of things that merely seem miraculous and [...]
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for March 29th was uxorial.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife
The origins of the word:
With help from “-ial,” “-ious,” and “-icide,” the Latin word “uxor,” meaning “wife,” has given us the English words “uxorial,” “uxorious” (meaning “excessively fond of or submissive to a wife”), and “uxoricide” (”murder of [...]
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for April 1st was puerile (no foolin’!)
Their definition:
1 : juvenile
2 : childish, silly
(I wonder if their choice for April 1st, April Fools Day, was coincidental? Hmmm…)
Here is the word origin information they provided:
“Puerile” may call to mind qualities of youth and immaturity, but the term itself is no spring [...]
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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 by Brady
The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for April 2nd was ruthless. Their definition:
having no pity : merciless, cruel
Here is the information they provided on the origin of the word:
“Ruthless” can be defined as “without ruth” or “having no ruth.” So what, then, is ruth? The noun “ruth,” which is now considerably less common than “ruthless,” means [...]
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