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General subject: oracular tongue
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Oracular — O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oracularly — Oracular O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oracularness — Oracular O*rac u*lar, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mrs Malaprop — [Mrs Malaprop] a character in ↑Rivals, a comic play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Mrs Malaprop (from the French mal à propos meaning ‘inappropriate’) is the aunt of Lydia Languish, and is noted for the way she confuses words that sound similar, e … Useful english dictionary
Malapropism — A malapropism is an act of misusing or the habitual misuse of similar sounding words, especially with humorous results. An example is Yogi Berra s statement: Texas has a lot of electrical votes, [1] rather than electoral votes . Contents 1… … Wikipedia
malaprop — mal·a·prop (măl’ə prŏp′) n. ▸ A malapropism. ╂ [After Mrs. Malaprop, a character in The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, from MALAPROPOS(Cf. ↑malapropos).] Word History: She s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile and… … Word Histories
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Chinese languages — or Sinitic languages Family of languages comprising one of the two branches of Sino Tibetan. They are spoken by about 95% of the inhabitants of China and by many communities of Chinese immigrants elsewhere. Linguists regard the major dialect… … Universalium
Pythia — For other uses, see Pythia (disambiguation). Priestess of Delphi (1891) by John Collier; the Pythia was inspired by pneuma rising from below The Pythia (Greek: Πυθία; IPA pɪθiːɑː), commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, was the priestess at the… … Wikipedia
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
Congratulations (album) — Congratulations Studio album by MGMT Released April 13, 2010 ( … Wikipedia