One ten, one hundred,
one second, one click,
one dial, one whisper,
one key, one dick,
one day, one night,
one moment, one week,
one chance, one lifetime,
one more.
Just two.
Been reading "Hitler's Pope" at the slowest pace ever; it really frustrates me because there are a gazillion words i dont understand right from the very beginning of the book! Stupid book makes me feel like a total dunce sometimes (as if i dont get enough of that already!?) so to make my life easier-- and possibly yours-- im going to list down some of the difficult words that i think are worth mentioning.
be·nig·ni·ty
The quality or condition of being kind and gentle.
canonization
Official enrollment of a dead person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
pon·tif·i·cate
the office or term of office of a pontiff
pa·pa·cy
[pey-puh-see]the system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head.
pro·di·gious
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
tapering
becoming gradually narrower
quer·u·lous
characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish
as·sen·ta·tion
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
af·fec·ta·tion
conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.
nar·cis·sism
inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
sem·i·nar·y
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
sub·lime
the greatest or supreme degree.
ver·ti·go
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
ab·solve
1.to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility
2.Ecclesiastical.
| a. | to grant or pronounce remission of sins to. |
| b. | to remit (a sin) by absolution. |
| c. | to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed. |
col·lo·quy
a conversational exchange; dialogue.
des·pot·ism
| 1. | the rule of a despot; the exercise of absolute authority. |
| 2. | absolute power or control; tyranny. |
| 3. | an absolute or autocratic government. |
THIS IS ONLY TILL PAGE 3 ZOMG. and dont tell me you know them already.
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