vemödalen – n. the fear that everything has already been done.
From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a new web series by John Koenig.
Almost every frame of this video is from a different photographer.
As a priest and a professor, Gassendi lectured on theology in his native southeastern France. However, as a philosopher, scientist, and astronomer, he was compelled to try to reconcile his scientific beliefs with the teachings of the church. Dissatisfied with the teachings of Aristotle, he came to espouse empiricism and atomism, the belief that tiny,…
Definition: (noun) A wandering minstrel, poet, or entertainer in medieval England and France.
Synonyms: folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour.
Usage: The group of jongleurs was so popular that King Edward requested a private performance. R…
Definition: (noun) Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
Synonyms: sod, turf.
Usage: There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits.
Disabuse verb Sounds like it has something to with stopping abuse, but really means to persuade someone to a view contrary to their own.
Disabuse means to free someone of a belief that is not true.
The German S-mine, nicknamed the “bouncing betty” by US troops during World War II, is the best-known example of a bounding mine. These land mines are designed to attack unshielded infantry by launching into the air, exploding at waist-height…
Drafted by a committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world’s most translated document. Among its 30 articles are definitions of civil and political rights, as well as definitions of economic, s…