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  • a sop to Cerberus — see under ↑sop • • • Main Entry: ↑Cerberus …   Useful english dictionary

  • sop to cerberus — ˈsərb(ə)rəs Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Cerberus, 3 headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; from the sop given him by Aeneas in Vergil s Aeneid (6,417) to engage his attention while Aeneas slipped by more at cerberus : a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sop — Sop, n. [OE. sop, soppe; akin to AS. s?pan to sup, to sip, to drink, D. sop sop, G. suppe soup, Icel. soppa sop. See {Sup}, v. t., and cf. {Soup}.] 1. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid; especially, something dipped in broth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sop — (n.) O.E. sopp bread soaked in some liquid, (in soppcuppe cup into which sops are put ), from P.Gmc. *suppo, related to O.E. verb suppan (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)), probably reinforced by O.Fr. soupe (see SOUP (Cf. soup) (n.)). Meaning something… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cerberus — (Kerberos)    Triple headed dog or doglike creature who guards the entrance to Hades, the Greek underworld. Not originally a “demonic” creature, Cerberus became the model for the Hellhounds of the DEVIL and other BLACK DOGS in folklore.    In… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • sop — [OE] The word sop originally denoted a ‘piece of bread, cake, etc dipped into water, milk, wine, or similar liquid’. The modern metaphorical meaning ‘something given to gain favour, bribe’ did not emerge until the mid 17th century, in allusion to …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • sop — [OE] The word sop originally denoted a ‘piece of bread, cake, etc dipped into water, milk, wine, or similar liquid’. The modern metaphorical meaning ‘something given to gain favour, bribe’ did not emerge until the mid 17th century, in allusion to …   Word origins

  • Motive — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Motive >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 motive motive springs of action wellsprings of action GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reason reason ground call principle Sgm: N 2 by end by end by purpose …   English dictionary for students

  • Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency …   English dictionary for students

  • Charles Sanders Peirce —  B …   Wikipedia

  • Semiotic elements and classes of signs — C. S. Peirce articles  General:    Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce bibliography Philosophical:    Categories (Peirce) Semiotic elements and   classes of signs (Peirce) Pragmatic maxim • Pragmaticism… …   Wikipedia

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