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Eutychian

A follower of the 5th-century Byzantine monk Eutyches, who taught the doctrine that Jesus Christ has only one nature and does not have a human nature.
I'm not an Eutychian, but they believe in a form of Christianity.

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by Jafje July 30, 2007
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Disdain

Intense scorn: Extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody. It's pretty much the same as dispising someone.
I disdain those that are rude.
by Jafje March 31, 2007
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Mock

ADJECTIVE:

1. Imitation: made to appear like something else, usually something older or more expensive.

2. Pretend: Done as an act, especially in order to amuse people.

3. Practice: done as practice for the real thing.
1. To mock leather.
2. Frowned in mock disapproval.
3. Mock exams.
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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Impenetrable

1. Impossible to get in or through: Not able to be passed through or entered.

2. Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or discern.

3. Closed to influence: Not open to intellectual or moral influences, impressions, or ideas.
1. The woods formed an impenetrable barrier.
2. An impenetrable legal jargon.
by Jafje April 5, 2007
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Retreat

NOUN:

1. A movement away from danger or a confrontation, back along the original route.

2. A withdrawal from a position or point of view to one intended to lessen conflict.

3. A withdrawal of military forces following a defeat or preceding a change of position.

4. A signal, usually a bugle call or drumbeat, telling soldiers to perform a retreat.

5. A period of quiet rest and contemplation in a secluded place.

6. A quiet secluded place where people go for rest and privacy.

7. A place where people or animals go to avoid danger or capture.

8. A place for the long-term care and treatment of people who are incapable of caring for themselves.

9. Period of seclusion: A period away from normal activities, devoted to prayer and meditation, often spent in a religious community.

VERB:

1. To move back away from danger or a confrontation.

2. To withdraw from a position or point of view to one intended to lessen conflict.

3. To withdraw following a defeat or prior to a change of position.

4. To recede or fall back from a previous position
when the glaciers retreated.

5. To move a chesspiece back to an earlier position.
NOUN:

1. The bear had the hunters in full retreat.
2. Their retreat from a previously inflexible position.
3. The american army retreated.
4. The general ordered retreat.
5. An hour of retreat.
6. A safehouse or sanctuary.
7. Like I said: a sanctuary.
8. A retreat hospital.

VERB:

1. They retreated back into the house.
2. They fled to the river.
3. They retreated back from the enemy.
4. Run like hell.
5. Ctrl-Z
by Jafje April 15, 2007
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Socialist

A person who believes that the community as a whole should own businesses, rather than individuals.
Socialist countries usually have a dictator.
by Jafje May 25, 2007
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Delirium

1. Temporary mental disturbance: A state marked by extreme restlessness, confusion, and sometimes hallucinations, caused by fever, poisoning, or brain injury.

2. Great excitement: A state of extreme excitement or emotion.
Delirium of joy.

(It's pretty much the same as dilirious.)
by Jafje April 10, 2007
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