Gregory V. Richardson's definitions

assumosis

This is the disorder of assuming, since "osis" is the prefix in medicine that means "disorder". One might say that assumosis is diffusion of an idea across neural membranes, yours and mine.

Assumosis is one of his greater flaws. He thinks he knows what I think and feel, but his assumptions are far from my truth.

by Gregory V. Richardson November 6, 2008

gnosonarcissism

This word is a combination of "gnosis" (knowledge) and "narcissism" (self-centeredness). So, gnosonarcissism is a self-centered view that one's level of knowledge is correct and/or complete despite what others know. This implies a lack of understanding that others might know more in areas of knowledge in either a horizontal way (breadth of knowledge) or a vertical way (depth of knowledge).

Because of his gnosonarcissism, he was unable to believe that the ideas of others could ever be better than his own ideas.

by Gregory V. Richardson July 9, 2006

gnosonarcissist

This word is a combination of "gnosis" (knowledge) and "narcissist" (a self-centered person). So, a gnosonarcissist is a person who believes in a self-centered way that his level of knowledge is correct and/or complete despite what others know. This implies a lack of understanding that others might know more in areas of knowledge in either a horizontal way (breadth of knowledge) or a vertical way (depth of knowledge).

Dudley was a gnosonarcissist who believed that his own limited understanding was better than the the knowledge of others who knew much more.

by Gregory V. Richardson July 8, 2006

gnosoarsonist

"Gnosis" means "knowledge", and "arsonist" means "someone who sets fire to property", so a gnosoarsonist attempts metaphorically to destroy knowledge perceived to be unacceptable. He seeks to suppress knowledge contrary to his own stand rather than winning others over by reason or truth.

He was a gnosoarsonist who thought that a "liberal" view favoring racial diversity should be destroyed. He didn't understand that such a view was "humanist" and affirming of understanding and acceptance in an expansive manner.

by Gregory V. Richardson July 8, 2006

cleopatranize

When a woman condescendingly treats a man as if she is his queen.

He finally left her when he felt she would always cleopatranize him and treat him as an inferior.

by Gregory V. Richardson May 22, 2006

Crypdoku

A Crypdoku is a type of Sudoku puzzle in which the numbers encrypt a hidden message of up to 9 characters.

The Crypdoku puzzle style was invented on 14 February 2006 as a variation of the Sudoku puzzle that has swept the world.

by Gregory V. Richardson February 17, 2006

eonic

Of or relating to a span of time equal to an eon, that is, 1,000,000,000 years.

The eonic energy budget of the sun results in the transmutation of trillions of metric tons of mass into energy.

by Gregory V. Richardson September 9, 2005