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AWESOME: adj. arousing an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
n. a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage
The Greeks gave us demokratia. It combines two Greek terms, demos (“common people”) and kratos (“rule”). In simple terms, “rule by the common people.” The Oxford English…
noun. The systematic instruction, schooling, or training given to the young in preparation for the work of life
Derived from Greek, euthanasia is formed by adding the prefix eu- (“good” or “well”) to Thanatos (the personification of death in Greek mythology). The meaning is simply, “a good…
GOOD-BYE: a concluding remark or gesture at parting; a taking of leave
HAPPINESS: n. a state of well-being and contentment
adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of man
(n) “knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction”
PAGAN: n. one who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew; one who professes no religious belief
PEACE: freedom from civil or inner disturbance
n. a high or overweening opinion of one’s own qualities, attainments and attitude of superiority over and contempt for others; inordinate self-esteem