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by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the Groody mug.1. Consumer advocate noted in particular for dooming the Corvair automobile.
2. Nader was the Green Party's presidential candidate (with Winona LaDuke as running mate) in the 1996 and 2000 races, and is running as an independent for 2004.
2. Nader was the Green Party's presidential candidate (with Winona LaDuke as running mate) in the 1996 and 2000 races, and is running as an independent for 2004.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the Ralph Nader mug.1. An idol or image
2. Idol or image originally used by the Knights Templar, claimed by the Inquisition to seal their heresy.
3. The most well-known and recent depiction shown by Eliphas Lévi's 1854 Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, consisting of a goat with a torch between the horns. This image is often used as a representation of Satan or some other hierarchy of Hell.
4. Suggested etymologies:
A. From the Greek 'baphe' and 'metis', meaning "baptism of wisdom".
B. Atbash cipher for the Goddess Sophia
C. Acronymn: 'Temp. ohp. Ab.' originating from the Latin 'Templi omnium hominum pacis abhas,' meaning "the father of universal peace among men."
2. Idol or image originally used by the Knights Templar, claimed by the Inquisition to seal their heresy.
3. The most well-known and recent depiction shown by Eliphas Lévi's 1854 Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, consisting of a goat with a torch between the horns. This image is often used as a representation of Satan or some other hierarchy of Hell.
4. Suggested etymologies:
A. From the Greek 'baphe' and 'metis', meaning "baptism of wisdom".
B. Atbash cipher for the Goddess Sophia
C. Acronymn: 'Temp. ohp. Ab.' originating from the Latin 'Templi omnium hominum pacis abhas,' meaning "the father of universal peace among men."
Baphomet was once thought to be a demon worshipped by freemasons, a legend originating from the Taxil hoax.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the baphomet mug.1. (b.505?-d.565) Byzantine military commander who suppressed the Nika Revolt, conquered Vandal North Africa, Sicilia, and Italy, and saved Constantinople from the Bulgarian Huns before being imprisoned on trumped-up charges of treason in 562.
From Wikipedia:
"Belisarius pretended to accept the offer, rode to Ravenna to be crowned, and promptly arrested the leaders of the Goths and reclaimed their entire kingdom - no halfway settlement - for Byzantium."
"Belisarius pretended to accept the offer, rode to Ravenna to be crowned, and promptly arrested the leaders of the Goths and reclaimed their entire kingdom - no halfway settlement - for Byzantium."
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the Belisarius mug.1. One of many ancient Teutonic tribes originating in what is now Germany.
2. One of the many tribes of barbarians overrunning the Roman Empire during the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries A.D.
2. One of the many tribes of barbarians overrunning the Roman Empire during the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries A.D.
The Ostrogoths settled in what was Roman Italia, while the Visigoths eventually settled down on the Iberian peninsula.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the Goth mug.1. A gargoyle is a drainage spout found on Gothic structures. Though many are grotesque representations of human or mythical forms, the proper context is that of a structural element, not a mythical creature.
Gargoyles were often carved into grotesque cariatures of people the stoneworkers might personally know.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
Get the gargoyle mug.1. General-purpose term for any hypothetical object, esp. used in textbook demonstrations.
2. A floating widget is found inside cans of beer where it collects nitrogen from the fluid and forecefully releases it upon opening, creating a foamy head in imitation of draught beer.
3. In programming, a widget is a graphical component often used to build a graphical user interface.
2. A floating widget is found inside cans of beer where it collects nitrogen from the fluid and forecefully releases it upon opening, creating a foamy head in imitation of draught beer.
3. In programming, a widget is a graphical component often used to build a graphical user interface.
by Belisarius March 2, 2004
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