ScottX's definitions

cardinal

a "prince" of the Catholic Church; cardinals elect the pope. They are usually bishops. They wear scarlet dresses.

Are the St. Louis cardinals named after birds or the "princes" of the Catholic Church?

by ScottX October 22, 2006

messiah

Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews

Jesus Christ is the messiah, the anointed one, the savior of mankind, the Son of the living God, and God himself. Apart from him no one can enter heaven or receive eternal life.

by ScottX February 19, 2007

Nowhere Kansas

Some insignificant and boring place in middle America lacking culture, reason, and excitement; not worthy of mention.

"Oh, she moved to nowhere Kansas," said one New Yorker to another.

by ScottX November 25, 2006

French nose

a long, bulbous nose

Cyrano de Bergerac has a typical French nose.

by ScottX October 22, 2006

laddie

Scottish for boy or lad. Usually used affectionately.

"Have you ever seen a laddie, a laddie, a laddie, have you ever seen a laddie go this way and that?"

by ScottX November 26, 2006

sulton's nose

the tail of a plucked chicken

Called the pope's nose or the parson's nose by some, in North Africa the tail of dressed poultry is called the sulton's nose.

by ScottX January 14, 2007

Black Pope

A nickname for the superior general of the Jesuits. Used because he wears a black robe and rules over the largest religious order in the Catholic Church.

Hans Kolvenbach, SJ, is the current Black Pope.

by ScottX November 28, 2006