narthex

A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.

by Antinous September 23, 2003

pray

"To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy "(Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary. 1911).

by Antinous September 12, 2003

pornerastic

"Licentious, lascivious, lewd, and horny" (Josefa Heifetz. Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary. Secaucus: University Books, 1974).

Bill Clinton was the second most pornerastic president ever.

by Antinous September 12, 2003

vise

See vice

by Antinous September 29, 2003

Io

One of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, so called because of being discovered by Galileo. The most volcanically active object in the Solar system.

Hey, look in my telescope: you can see Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

by antinous February 02, 2004

quietus

1. satisfaction of a duty or debt.
2. rest or a release, esp. death.

"Who would bear the whips and scorns of time . . . when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin?" --Hamlet

by Antinous September 13, 2003

deist

One who believes in a god, and there rests, not mixing the one article of his faith with articles of human invention.

If you really want to understand Deism, go read The Age of Reason, by Thomas Paine.

by antinous February 27, 2004