antinous's definitions

pray

"To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy "(Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary. 1911).

by Antinous September 11, 2003

deism

Its creed is pure, and sublimely simple. It believes in God, and there it rests.

It honors reason as the choicest gift of God to man, and the faculty by which he is enabled to contemplate the power, wisdom and goodness of the Creator displayed in the creation; and reposing itself on His protection, both here and hereafter, it avoids all presumptuous beliefs, and rejects, as the fabulous inventions of men, all books pretending to revelation.

--Thomas Paine

by antinous February 27, 2004

CWD

Chronic Wasting Disease, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer and elk, similar to BSE in cows.

CWD is a concern of many hunters.

by Antinous September 11, 2003

vise

See vice

by Antinous September 29, 2003

scriptures

"The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based" (Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary. 1911.).

by Antinous September 11, 2003

narthex

A vestibule leading to the nave of a church.

by Antinous September 22, 2003

define

Verb. 1. To explain the meaning of a word or concept.
2. To impart greater clarity or resolution to.

1."Define" is a difficult word to define.
2. All those sit-ups have really defined my abs.

by Antinous September 11, 2003