academicism

en-noun

academicism (countable and uncountable, plural academicisms)

(classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.


acacia

(history, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.


academy

From French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Doublet of academia and Akademeia; compare academe.

(classical studies, usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.

(classical studies, usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.


smooth

en-adj

smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)

smoother (comparative)
smoothest (superlative)

From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig).

a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor

the course of true love never did run smooth

Οὐ becomes οὐκ before a smooth vowel, and οὐχ before an aspirate.

1830, Benjamin Franklin Fisk, A Grammar of the Greek Language, page 5:

(linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.

ilman henkäystä

linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel: lacking marked aspiration


novel

Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.

The normal and natural relationship of emperor and churchman was summed up by Justinian in one of his novels […]

1979, Jeffrey Richards, The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages, 476–752, page 15:

(classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.


mia

(classical studies) An ancient bluffing game played with dice.


censor

censor (indefinite nominative singular)
censors (genitive indefinite singular)
censorn (definite nominative singular)
censorns (definite genitive singular)
censorer (indefinite nominative plural)
censorers (genitive indefinite plural)
censorerna (definite nominative plural)
censorernas (definite genitive plural)

(classical studies) censor; a Roman census administrator


deletionist

deletionist (comparative more deletionist, superlative most deletionist)

more deletionist (comparative)
most deletionist (superlative)

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(classical studies) Favoring the deletion of a given passage or work as spurious.


xenia

From New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενίᾱ (xeníā, “hospitality”).

der

(classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.


(classical studies) Indicates a source in the Samaritan script.


akademia

pl-noun

akademia f (related adjective akademijny or akademiowy)

akademijny (adjective)
akademiowy (adjective)
akademia (nominative singular)
akademie (nominative plural)
akademii (genitive singular)
akademii (genitive plural)
akademij (archaic genitive plural)
akademii (dative singular)
akademiom (dative plural)
akademię (accusative singular)
akademie (accusative plural)
akademią (instrumental singular)
akademiami (instrumental plural)
akademii (locative singular)
akademiach (locative plural)
akademio (singular vocative)
akademie (plural vocative)

→ Kashubian: akademiô

→ Silesian: akadymijŏ

Learned borrowing from Latin acadēmīa. First attested in 1535.

akademia platońska

(classical studies) academy (garden where Plato taught)

(classical studies) academy (Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers)


akademicki

pl-adj

akademicki (comparative bardziej akademicki, superlative najbardziej akademicki, derived adverb akademicko)

bardziej akademicki (comparative)
najbardziej akademicki (superlative)
akademicki (masculine nominative singular)
akademicka (feminine nominative singular)
akademickie (neuter nominative singular)
akademiccy (nominative plural virile)
akademickie (nominative plural)
akademickiego (genitive masculine singular)
akademickiej (feminine genitive singular)
akademickiego (genitive neuter singular)
akademickich (genitive plural)
akademickich (genitive plural virile)
akademickiemu (dative masculine singular)
akademickiej (dative feminine singular)
akademickiemu (dative neuter singular)
akademickim (dative plural)
akademickim (dative plural virile)
akademickiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
akademicki (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
akademicką (accusative feminine singular)
akademickie (accusative neuter singular)
akademickich (accusative plural virile)
akademickie (accusative plural)
akademickim (instrumental masculine singular)
akademicką (feminine instrumental singular)
akademickim (instrumental neuter singular)
akademickimi (instrumental plural)
akademickimi (instrumental plural virile)
akademickim (locative masculine singular)
akademickiej (feminine locative singular)
akademickim (locative neuter singular)
akademickich (locative plural)
akademickich (locative plural virile)

From akademik + -cki. Compare Old Polish akademski. First attested in 1575.

(relational, classical studies, Middle Polish) academy; academic (relating to Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers)


Academy

* French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.

(classical studies, history) The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.

(classical studies) The disciples of Plato.

(classical studies, philosophy) Platonism.


Academicism

(classical studies, sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.


xénia

sk-noun

xénia f (genitive singular xénie, nominative plural xénie, genitive plural xénií, declension pattern of ulica)

xénie (genitive singular)
xénie (nominative plural)
xénií (genitive plural)
ulica (declension-pattern-of)
nominative
xénia (singular)
xénie (plural)
genitive
xénie (singular)
xénií (plural)
dative
xénii (singular)
xéniám (plural)
accusative
xéniu (singular)
locative
xéniách (plural)
instrumental
xéniou (singular)
xéniami (plural)

(classical studies) the concept of hospitality to strangers