| ADIAPHORA | • adiaphora n. Plural of adiaphoron. • adiaphora n. (Nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use. • ADIAPHORON n. a tenet or belief on which a theological system is indifferent. |
| ANAPHORIC | • anaphoric adj. Of, or relating to, an anaphora. • ANAPHORIC adj. referring to a preceding word or group of words, also ANAPHORAL, ANAPHORICAL. |
| APOPHASIS | • apophasis n. (Rhetoric) An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned. • apophasis n. (Christianity, philosophy, theology) A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly… • APOPHASIS n. the rhetorical device of emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
| APOPHATIC | • apophatic adj. (Theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions. • apophatic adj. (By extension) That which passively defines a thing by describing what it is not characteristic thereof. • APOPHATIC adj. emphasizing a fact, by pretending to ignore or deny it. |
| APOPHENIA | • apophenia n. (Psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena. • APOPHENIA n. the tendency to mistakenly perceive connections and meaning between unrelated things. |
| APOTHECIA | • apothecia n. Plural of apothecium. • APOTHECIUM n. the spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also APOTHECE. |
| ATROPHIAS | • atrophias n. Plural of atrophia. • ATROPHIA n. a wasting away of body parts. |
| CAPOCCHIA | • CAPOCCHIA n. (Shakespeare) a simpleton, also CHIPOCHIA. |
| CHIPOLATA | • chipolata n. A type of sausage from Europe, typically of seasoned coarsely ground pork. • CHIPOLATA n. a small, often spicy sausage. |
| GEOPHAGIA | • geophagia n. Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt. • GEOPHAGIA n. the practice of feeding on soil, also GEOPHAGY. |
| HAPLOPIAS | • HAPLOPIA n. normal vision. |
| HYPOMANIA | • hypomania n. (Medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria… • HYPOMANIA n. slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| OMOPHAGIA | • omophagia n. The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh. • OMOPHAGIA n. the eating of raw flesh, also OMOPHAGY. |
| PARATHION | • parathion n. An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful… • PARATHION n. an extremely toxic insecticide. |
| PAROCHIAL | • parochial adj. Pertaining to a parish. • parochial adj. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary… • parochial n. A parochial individual. |
| PHACOIDAL | • phacoidal adj. Having the form of the lens of the eye; lenticular. • PHACOIDAL adj. lens-shaped, lentil-shaped, also PHACOID. |
| PHARAONIC | • pharaonic adj. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh. • pharaonic adj. Impressively large or luxurious. • pharaonic adj. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive. |