MoribundMurdoch's definitions

Tycheist

1. A follower or devotee of Tyche, the Greek goddess of fortune and chance.

2. Someone who practices rituals or adheres to beliefs aimed at appeasing Tyche or influencing their own fortune.

3. (by extension) Someone who embraces chance and takes risks, believing that fortune favors the bold.

4. A person who believes in the significant influence of chance on events.

5. Someone who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances in various fields.

In his book "The Black Swan," Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Tycheist who studies the role of chance and unforeseen circumstances, argues that society often fails to prepare for highly improbable events with massive consequences.

by MoribundMurdoch March 10, 2024

Opinion Stenosis

1. An abnormal narrowing of acceptable opinions or thoughts.

2. The process of truncating the scope of acceptable opinions in a society

Maeve was brassed off by the bigwigs' attempt to categorize her formerly nigh ubiquitous opinion that David Bowie is our lord and savior as fringe -- such irksome opinion stenosis she thought.

by MoribundMurdoch September 16, 2020

Credentialatry

worship of educational, academic, legal, or regulatory qualifications

Brasidas evinced his credentialatry via not listening to those without the proper qualifications and also by worshipping/blindly listening to those with qualifications without critical thought.

by MoribundMurdoch May 11, 2021

Hoplodaedaly

Skill or cleverness in the crafting of a weapon or weapons.

I cannot believe she made an AR-15 out of a plushie doll of Sarah Palin -- what incredible hoplodaedaly.

by MoribundMurdoch September 23, 2022