Definitions by Phanatico

Dewanee 

A word from Hindi, meaning "the madness". It is known from Rudyard Kipling's work The Jungle Book as a sickness caused by the bite of a jackal, potentially referring to some form of the rabies or another.

"Even the tiger runs when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature. We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee-the madness-and run." - Passage from the first page of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Dewanee by Phanatico January 22, 2017

Dewanee 

A word from Hindi, meaning "the madness". It is known from Rudyard Kipling's work The Jungle Book as a sickness known to be caused by the bite of a jackal, potentially referring to some form of the rabies or another.

"Even the tiger runs when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature. We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee-the madness-and run." - Passage from the first page of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Dewanee by Phanatico March 19, 2016

Pan-religious 

A pan-religious person is a person believing in ALL religions.

- "Mike is pan-religious, he's an idiot."

Pan-religious by Phanatico January 4, 2016