De Profundis Glossary

De Profundis Glossary

Immobility

Motionlessness (Noun).

Inflexible

Stubborn, Obstinate, Obdurate (Adjective).

Niggard

Miser, Ungenerous, Pinchpenny (Noun).

Bequeath

Entrust, Pass on, Hand down (Verb).

Irremediable

Incurable, Irrecoverable, Incorrigible (Adjective).

Exquisite

Splendid, Elegant, Graceful (Adjective).

Pulsation

Throbbing, Vibration (Noun).

Tremulous

Unsteady, Wavering, Trembling (Adjective).

Embalmed

Preserved, Immortalized, Mummified (Adjective).

Indictment

Charge, Accusation, Arraignment (Noun).

Flâneur

Stroller, Loafer, Lounger (French, Noun).

Perversity

Contrariness, Awkwardness, Waywardness (Noun).

Vita Nuova

New Life. La Vita Nuova is also the title of a thirteenth-century book by Dante Alighieri. (Latin, Noun).

Confraternity

Brotherhood (Noun).

Agnosticism

Cynicism, Scepticism, The school of thought that doubts human capabilities to know metaphysics (Noun).

Pageant

Parade, Procession, Cavalcade (Noun).

Grotesque

Malformed, Distorted, Ugly (Adjective).

Affectation

Pretense, Artificiality, Posturing (Noun).

Revelation

Disclosure, Divulgence, Declaration (Noun).

Austere

Stern, Harsh, Strict, Severe (Adjective).

ipsissima verba

The Actual Words, the Precise Terms (Latin, Noun).

Domine, non sum dignus

Literally, “Lord, am not dignified”. The original Latin Prayer of Humble Access if often translated into English as “Lord, I am not worthy”.

Imitatio Christi

“Imitation of Christ”. Imitating the life of Christ is key to several schools of Christian theology.

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