Defintions A
(1) A revelatory manifestation of a divine being. (2) A revelation; a flash of understanding of the true nature of something. (3) (capitalized) A Christian festival, January 6th, celebrating the visit of the Wise Men to the Christ Child.
What is epiphany?
What is equanimity?
(1) The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens. (2) A highly flammable liquid anesthetic.
What is ether?
Latin for "wind"
What is ventus?
Latin for "wind," "air"
What is anima?
(1) Strong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal. (2) Expulsion of breath in speaking.
What is aspiration?
Dejected; discouraged; gloomy.
What is dispirited?
An exaggeration; a figure expressing excess.
What is hyperbole?
Greek for "over," "above"
What is huper?
Latin for "mind," "soul"
What is animus?
Allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate.
What is diaphanous?
(1) Far north; Arctic. (2) Very cold; frigid.
What is hyperborean?
The condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths.
What is hyperventilation?
Latin for "breath"
What is spiritus?
Greek for "air"
What is aither?
A phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision.
What is a phantasm?
(n) An outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air. (tr v) To utter; to express, especially in relieving strong feelings.
What is vent?
(1) Spiritlike in lightness and delicacy.
(2) Heavenly; celestial.
What is ethereal?
Greek for "to show," "to appear"
What is phainein?
What is aether?
(1) A powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred. (2) An animating spirit.
What is animus?
Cowardly; fearful.
What is pusillanimous?
A flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker.
What is a sycophant?
Latin for "to blow gently"
Latin for "shepherd"
What is pastor?