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Apr 9, 2024 · Etymology [edit] Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “ vast chasm, void ”). Doublet of gas, which was borrowed through Dutch. In Early Modern English, used in the sense of the original Greek word. In the meaning "primordial matter" from the 16th century. Figurative usage in the sense "confusion, disorder" from the 17th century.
Mar 26, 2024 · Noun [ edit] aegis (plural aegises or aegides) ( Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield.
Mar 30, 2024 · Noun [ edit] sinus (plural sinuses) ( anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus) . ( anatomy) An irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel . ( physiology, attributive) Relating to or denoting the ...
It is supposed to be the source for Proto-Slavic *tovarъ (“wares”). However, the etymology is ambivalent. See Russian това́рищ (továrišč, “ tovarish ”) suggests an immediate relation to an Old Turkish noun ("merchant, businessman") from the same substantive ("goods"). How they arrived at the results is not clear.
Feb 15, 2024 · Galician: ·first-person singular present indicative of probar··having strong moral principles; honest, decent, virtuous
e. An orthography is a set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word boundaries, emphasis, and punctuation . Most transnational languages in the modern period have a writing system, [a] and most of these systems have undergone substantial standardization, thus exhibiting less dialect ...
The Walters Art Museum. In Eastern Christianity, contemplation ( theoria) literally means to see God or to have the Vision of God. [note 1] The state of beholding God, or union with God, is known as theoria. The process of Theosis which leads to that state of union with God known as theoria is practiced in the ascetic tradition of Hesychasm.
