en-adj

str8 (comparative str8er, superlative str8est)

Whatever was guiding him took him to the Men-Seeking-Men personal ads: “Any str8 men bi-curious?”

2014, Joe Kort, Is My Husband Gay, Straight or Bi?:

I analyzed all of the 125 ads placed by str8 men “seeking same” from May through July of 2006.

(text messaging) Informal form of straight.

Informal form of straight.
Heterosexual, straight.


ultimism

Introduced by Canadian philosopher J. L. Schellenberg.

Schellenberg's thinking on religion begins with what he calls “ultimism.” “Ultimism,” for him, is the claim that: There is a metaphysically and axiologically ultimate reality (one representing both the deepest fact about the nature of things and the greatest possible value), in relation to which an ultimate good can be attained.

2017, Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Religious Genius: Appreciating Inspiring Individuals Across Traditions:

(religion, philosophy) The quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.


androsexual

androsexual (comparative more androsexual, superlative most androsexual)

more androsexual (comparative)
most androsexual (superlative)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-androsexual.wav

Sexually attracted to men, males, or masculinity.


gynesexual

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gynesexual.wav

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + -sexual.


conservative extension

en-noun

conservative extension (plural conservative extensions)

(mathematics, logic) An extension of a logical theory such that every theorem expressible in the original theory is also derivable within the original theory.


normcore

American Dialect Society
American Speech
Duke University Press
K-HOLE (trend forecasting group)
Templar, Arizona
The Eyeopener
Toronto Metropolitan University

From norm(al) (“according to norms or rules or to a regular pattern”) + -core (suffix denoting genres of music and subcultures (often specialized and underground)), coined by the cartoonist Ryan Estrada in a guest comic strip for the webcomic Templar, Arizona on 17 September 2008: see the quotation.
It was popularized in a stylized, tongue-in-cheek trend report produced by the collective K-HOLE in 2013.

suffix

That means he's normcore. Dangerously regular. Dresses only in T-shirts an' jeans, uses slang appropriated from other sub cultures, but only 3 years after it's^([sic – meaning its]) first use, an' only after it's been used in a sitcom.

[2008 September 17, Ryan Estrada, “Ryan Estrada Day: Templar, Arizona”, in Templar, Arizona, archived from the original on 2015-09-05:

Clémence would say that his style was normcore before normcore became a thing. She had to admit that she still found him attractive.

2014, Harper Lin, chapter 3, in Croissant Murder (A Patisserie Mystery with Recipes; book 5), Kingston, Ont.: Harper Lin Books, →ISBN:

Normcore is gray sweatpants pretending to be trousers. Normcore is a seen-better-days faun-colored golf knit. Normcore is an unlogo'd sneaker. Normcore is the opposite of wearing a pair of white patent-leather bejeweled Versace assless chaps. Normcore is oblivious to Givenchy shaved-beaver man purses. Normcore knows nothing of fluorescent-studded Louboutin sneakers.

2014 April 7, Simon Doonan, “Beware of Normcore”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-12:

Another part of her gift is that she's damn funny. Even if she'd come from the heart of normcore, her tale would be worth telling and well told. But she was raised in Crazytown, and the more foreign her territory, the more delightful—and somehow more relatable—her tale becomes.

2015 August, Joss Whedon, “Foreword”, in Felicia Day, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page x:

(fashion) A unisex fashion trend characterized by average-looking, unpretentious clothing.


amasius

Ovid hath a witty fiction of one Phyllius, who fell ſo deeply in love with a little boy, that at his pleaſure he took many wilde Beaſts, Birds, and Lions, and tamed them to the delight of his Amaſius: at length the inſatiable Boy required him to do the like by a Bull, which he had overcome, but Phyllius denying that requeſt, the Boy preſently caſt himſelf down from a Rock, and was afterward turned into a Swan.

1607?, Edward Topsell, The Hiſtory of Four-footed Beaſts and Serpents (1658), “Of the Lion”, page 369

(rare, literary) One’s beloved; a lover.


Mondler

Although we had yet another Chandler & Monica story, it nicely explored the hurdles faced by the couple, rather than being a Mondler story where Chandler's personality changes to match Monica's.

2000 November 24, Tennant Stuart, “Friends S6-21 - will Rachel be Chandler's mother?”, in uk.media.tv.friends (Usenet):

I'll grant you the "Mondler" stuff since their marriage has been mostly a disappointment, but the closet storyline shows promise in reversing the trend.

2002 February 20, Mibbitmaker [username], “Re: Happy Birthday Jennifer Aniston”, in alt.tv.snl (Usenet):

As far as teases go, the Go On creator was coy about what sort of shenanigans Perry and Cox will get into in a few weeks time, but for the loyal "Mondler" fans out there, there could be a major romantic moment.

2013 March 12, Philiana Ng, “'Go On' Creator Reveals Secrets Behind the 'Friends' Reunion Episode”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of Monica Geller and Chandler Bing from the American sitcom Friends.


Janto

At end of the 3 min 50 sec clip, as his rage cools, Hitler says: "Maybe if Jack and Ianto have lots of man-on-man action next season I might still watch it… at least I’ll have my 'Janto' fix."

2008 May 23, Matthew Moore, “Torchwood attacked by Hitler in YouTube spoof”, in The Telegraph:

‘Janto’ fans will be delighted to finally see them on a date, complete with hand-holding and one good kiss.

2009 March, Naomi Westerman, book review, Whotopia, number 16, page 42:

Whether these stories revisit Janto or provide Jack with other (sexual) adventures, sexuality will remain a key element in the further development of (at least British-based) Captain Jack.

2010, Lynnette Porter, Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters: Science Fiction in Shades of Gray on 21st Century, McFarland, →ISBN, page 70:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones from the television series Torchwood.


one-to-many

"Being a genetic mother of" is a one-to-many relation from the set of cats to the set of cats.

(mathematics, logic, of a relationship between two sets) Having the property that an element of one set may be assigned by the relationship to several elements in the other set, but that a given element in the second set can have only one member of the first set assigned to it.


many-to-one

(mathematics, logic, of a relationship between two sets) Having the property that many elements of one set may be assigned by the relationship to one element in the other set, and that a given element in the first set can be assigned by only one member of the second set.


many-to-many

"Is a fellow citizen with" is a many-to-many relationship on the set of people (from the set of people to the set of people).

(mathematics, logic, of a relationship between two sets) Having the property that many elements of one set may be assigned by the relationship to any element in the other set, and that a given element in the first set can also be assigned more than one member of the second set.


axiogenesis

Representing a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ἀξιογένεσις (*axiogénesis, “generation according to value”), coined from the extant roots ἀξία (axía, “worth, value, also estimate of [a thing’s] worth”) + γένεσις (génesis, “production, generation, coming into being, creation, formation, origination”).

compound

worth, value, also estimate of 􂀿a thing’s􂁀 worth

/ˌæksɪəˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/

(philosophy) A form of metaphysical optimism in which the state of affairs actually obtains which is the one most favourable (of all possible states of affairs) to the development of intelligence and the interests of intelligent beings.


monadic second-order logic

en-noun

monadic second-order logic (countable and uncountable, plural monadic second-order logics)

universe of discourse
universe of discourse

(logic) A formal deductive system which extends first-order logic by the ability to quantify over unary predicates over individual members of the universe of discourse.


elementary equivalence

elementary equivalence (plural elementary equivalences)

(logic) A relation between two structures which have the property that every first-order formula is valid in one structure if and only if it is valid in the other.


neoatheist

A fundamental blind spot that so many of the neoatheist critics of religion share is that they have been unable to imagine an authentic religion that does not operate with certainty as its only common coin ...

2008, Robert Jones, Progressive & Religious, page 186

2011, Frank J, Re: All Finnish public 3 IDists are now practically or close to YECs ... Group: talk.origins
just denied unguided evolution and attacked strongly on neoatheists

I praise Dawkins' clarity, I rejoice in Dennett's call to study religion scientifically as a natural phenomena, and I admire S. Harris's keen polemical skill. Yet I think these thinkers are all arrogantly out of their depth. These "neo-atheist" authors chiefly use highly selective analogy, anecdote, personal sentiment, and rash generalization...

2012, Charles Crawford, Dennis Krebs, Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology, →ISBN:

2013, The Faces of Satan, They batter believers in religion with smug certainty Group: can.politics, link
neoatheist thinkers such as Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, I thought it amazing that he still wanted to learn something new

A member of the vocally anti-religious movement that came to prominence in the early 2000s.


molehunter

In the late 1960s here, in a room booked for the occasion, molehunter Peter Wright made 'one more try' at breaking Alister Watson, the defence scientist believed to have given secrets to the Soviets for decades.

1994, Roy Berkeley, A Spy's London, page 306:

(espionage) One who investigates and attempts to identify a mole (agent who has infiltrated an organisation).


altfic

Another rumor I heard: Seven kisses Janeway, Janeway tells Seven it's inappropriate. Why? Cuz it's on the bridge? Seven's nekkid? Why would it be inappropriate? What a spate of altfic coming out of that....Interaction seems to be what's missing from a lot of the season lately, not just J/7.

2000 February 11, kaboom [username], “Re: [OT] Re: Sisters are doing it for themselves indeed! (SPOILERS for "Lyre, Lyre")”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext (Usenet):

One of my favorite Xena altfic bards in Katelin B., who's fine Xena/Gabrielle stories, ranging from short stories to longer novella-length works, can be found at [URL redacted]

2000 May 26, fluffsterbrian [username], “Re: Best fanfic”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext (Usenet):

Snarky, who gave in to hir lust for fanfic late last year (I resisted for so long because I knew it would take time away from reading the newsgroup devoted to my first love, Doctor Who (radw), which it has), starting small, with the alt.callahans epic tale of "Action, Adventure, Excitement!", before moving on to XWP altfic in March

2001 October 4, Demon Lord of Confusion Snarky [username], “Re: FIN II & VS7-1 (was: Lucy was asked]”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext (Usenet):

(fandom slang) Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.


Stirnerian

en-adj

Stirnerian (comparative more Stirnerian, superlative most Stirnerian)

more Stirnerian (comparative)
most Stirnerian (superlative)

(philosophy) Relating to or characteristic of the German philosopher Max Stirner (1806–1856).


neocriticism

(philosophy) A philosophy that rejects the noumena of Kant, restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori categories


neocriticist

(philosophy) A proponent of neocriticism


anhypostatic

(theology, Christianity) Not hypostatic.


projectionism

(philosophy) The idea that individuals form an idea of the external world by projecting their own internal beliefs onto it.


athanasy

From Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía, “immortality”).

der

Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none?

1871, James Russell Lowell, My Study Windows:

Hughes's "Ghost Crabs" has at its core a similar morbid fascination for this invading natural athanasy that overflows the symbolic protections of the self.

2014, Borja Aguiló Obrador, “The Nursery Glass and the Wild Moor”, in Research Challenges for Anglophone Studies in the 21st Century, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, page 88:

An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.


Clana

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana' (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

2008, Jennifer Gillan, Television and New Media: Must-Click TV, Routledge, published 2011, →ISBN, page 46:

For example it led to the incessant Clana in seasons 6 and 7 when it was long passed its expiry date.

2008 May 17, KalElFan [username], “Re: SV+ Smallville/"Sequels", The CW & WB”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet):

Clana vids, for example, may pay homage to favorite moments in Clark and Lana's romantic relationship.

2011, Juli Stone Pitzer, “Vids, Vlogs, and Blogs: The Participatory Culture of Smallvilles Digital Fan”, in Lincoln Geraghty, editor, The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 123:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.


Clex

Thus Smallville fans use the Clex pairing in fanfiction to explore, therefore, not just what it means to become “queer” in the sense of lived sexual orientation, but also what it means to become a fan.

2005, Brigid Kelly, "The Transformative Power Of 'Hot Gay Sex': Queering Superman, Queering The Fan On The TelevisionWithoutPity 'Smallville' Boards", Spectator, Volume 25, Issue 1, Spring 2005, page 75

Considering how often Smallville has already diverged from Superman canon in the course of the past five seasons, including the transformation of Clark and Lex from instant enemies to friends, this line of reasoning points to an attitude of wanting to defend and reaffirm the validity of "Clex."

2008, Melanie E. S. Kohnen, “The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville Fandom”, in Sharon Marie Ross, Louisa Ellen Stein, editors, Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 216:

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex' (Clark/Lex).

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lex Luthor from the television series Smallville.


Chlark

So this development may move the relationships more to a Lexana vs. Chlark end of the season, not what the Clanites would want but consistent with what the series has apparently been setting up for more of.

2006 December 25, KalElFan [username], “Re: Call For Noms: The Worst of Smallville”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark' (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

Although "Escape" tackles these kinds of issues more heavily than the typical Smallville episode and thus could have prompted a more spirited output, other episode sub-forums are also filled with Chlark and Clois fans discussing the validity of their favorite relationship.

2014, Cory Barker, “'Chlark' vs 'Clois': Shippers, Anti-Fans, and Anti-Fan Fans in Smallville”, in Cory Barker, Chris Ryan, Myc Wiatrowski, editors, Mapping Smallville: Critical Essays on the Series and Its Characters, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 182:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent from the television series Smallville.


Clois

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois' (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

I think even Clois fans would go along with that, since she dumped Clark.

2010 May 9, Christopher M., “Re: Smallville Season 10”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.


Chlollie

I guess when you direct the episode, as Allison Mack did, you get to put yourself in the final scene: The heck with Clark and Lois — Chlollie was in full effect, as Oliver guided Chloe in shooting an arrow, his arms enfolding her.

2010 February 13, Ken Tucker, “'Smallville' goes supernatural: A recap and a suggestion”, in Entertainment Weekly:

Other than the extreme crappiness of 'Escape', Chloe's nude excursion into Clark's shower probably irritated just about everybody--Clois fans, Chlollie fans, people who just don't like Chloe, etc.

2010 June 7, Christopher M., “Re: Kryptonsite poll: Favorite season 10 director?”, in alt.tv.smallville (Usenet):

While the fans do love Chlollie, the question remains: Will their marriage survive the series finale of Smallville?

2011, Natalie Abrams, "Smallville: Will Oliver and Chloe's Marriage Last?", TV Guide, 28 April 2011 (archived on Usenet)

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Oliver "Ollie" Queen from the television series Smallville.


Lexana

I can only read Lexana fic if it's fucked up.

2002 October 24, Carolin, “Re: A few quick Nocturne thoughts (spoilers ahead)”, in alt.tv.smallville (Usenet):

Whereas on TWOP, the violation of community rules that declare Clark and Lex as the "one true pairing" leads to a rejection of Lexana, on LiveJournal, this transgression/queering/reworking/expansion of community standards is embraced with much delight.

2008, Melanie E. S. Kohnen, “The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville Fandom”, in Sharon Marie Ross, Louisa Ellen Stein, editors, Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 219:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Lex Luthor and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.


Weasleycest

Unlike Weasleycest, which has spread across the fandom like kudzu, Malfoycest has always been more difficult to find, and its writers a bit more secretive.

2007, Catherine Tosenberger, "Potterotics: Harry Potter Fanfiction On The Internet", dissertation submitted to the University of Florida, page 151

Although, in Weasleycest, incestuous stories with all members and possible pairings engaging in sexual acts can be found, the most popular pairing by far is George and his twin Fred.

2010, Sigrid Sindhuber, "Slashing Harry Potter: The phenomenon of border-transgression in fan fiction", thesis submitted to the University of Vienna, page 93

And if you just want to come reminisce about the glory days of Weasleycest and your early exposure to Flowers in the Attic, that’s fine too!

2012, "Family Relationships in Fanfic [Keeping It in the Family]", Wincon 2012 programme, page 21

(fandom slang) Any ship involving members of the Weasley family from the Harry Potter series in an incestuous relationship.


forgetful functor

en-noun

forgetful functor (plural forgetful functors)

(category theory) a functor that forgets or drops some or all of its input's structure or properties before mapping to the output

gleymskuvarpi

category theory: a functor that forgets its inputs's structure


aracial

(sociology, philosophy) Without race or race distinctions.


sweet savage romance

sweet savage romance (plural sweet savage romances)

After Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers, an early novel of this type.

A style of romance novel featuring explicit sex and sexual aggression.


quodlibetical

(philosophy) Of or relating to quodlibet; of a question, posed extemporaneously.


principle of Pseudo-Scotus

principle of explosion
principle of explosion


liar paradox

Graham Priest has argued the liar paradox is a true dialetheia.

(philosophy, logic) A paradox involving statements such as "this sentence is false", or "the following statement is true: the previous statement is false", which cannot be meaningfully regarded as either true or false.


antinominalism

(philosophy) A doctrine that is counter to nominalism

antinominalismo

a doctrine that is counter to nominalism


antinominalist

(philosophy) A supporter of the philosophy of antinominalism.


evaluativism

Most who have argued for evaluativism have been interested in establishing skepticism, and have assumed that evaluativism implied skepticism.

1989, Raymond Martin, The Past Within Us: An Empirical Approach to Philosophy of History, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 97:

[E]valutivism makes plain that any attempt to justify a rule (ultimately by a rule-circular argument) will be an attempt for rules we value and will depend on rules we value (our basic inferential rules).

2007, Stathis Psillos, “Putting a Bridle on Irrationality: An Appraisal of van Fraassen's New Epistemology”, in Bradley Monton, editor, Images of empiricism: essays on science and stances, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 154:

There is prima facie something deeply unappealing about evaluativism: our intuitions rebel at the suggestion that reasonableness is 'not a factual property' and that '[i]n calling a rule reasonable we are evaluating it, and all that makes sense to ask about is what we value'.

2008, Carrie S Jenkins, Grounding Concepts: An Empirical Basis for Arithmetical Knowledge: An Empirical Basis for Arithmetical Knowledge, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68:

(epistemology) The belief that certain disagreements (even about facts) ultimately stem from differing values, and therefore cannot be resolved as factual disagreements.


slashdom

Apart from that, it's usually for the sex itself, or to explore some interesting question that's come up either in the programme/book or in society in general or in slashdom.

1998, Theorizing Fandom: Fans, Subculture and Identity, eds. Cheryl Harris & Alison Alexander, Hampton Press, →ISBN, page 30:

The slash community has extensively discussed this issue of slashdom as a homoerotic space.

2006, Kristina Busse, “My Life is a WIP on My LJ: Slashing the Slasher and the Reality of Celebrity and Internet Performances”, in Karen Hellekson, Kristina Busse, editors, Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 219:

What thrills me, as a slash reader of almost any slashdom (and currently I write in two and read in a total of four, and happily so) is the actual crafting of the storylines and the variety of experiences and activities described in each.

2009 August 9, Jean Roseman, “Re: Questions on slash Thanks for the responses everybody!!!!!”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The culture or community of slash fiction writers.


zweckrationality

(philosophy) Quality of being zweckrational.


wertrational

en-adj

wertrational (comparative more wertrational, superlative most wertrational)

more wertrational (comparative)
most wertrational (superlative)

Borrowed from German wertrational. Used by Max Weber.

(philosophy, of an action) Pursued because of reasons or motives intrinsic to the actor.


wertrationality

(philosophy) Quality of being wertrational.


antireductionist

(philosophy) A proponent of antireductionism


Five Eyes

In fact, in 2003, during the United Nations Security Council debate over whether to invade Iraq, the NSA asked all Five Eyes countries to target the communications between diplomats on the Council.

2008, James Bamford, The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, Anchor, →ISBN:

Broadly speaking, the NSA has three different categories of foreign relationships. The first is with the Five Eyes group: the US spies with these countries, but rarely on them, unless requested to by those countries' own officials.

2014, Glenn Greenwald, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State, Metropolitan Books, →ISBN:

intelligence agencies
intelligence agency

An alliance of the intelligence agencies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.


the heart wants what it wants

Who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision.


Plotinus

From Latin Plōtīnus, from a Late Latin variant of Plautus + -īnus (diminutive suffix).

Roman philosopher 205–270; father of Neoplatonism


reism

(philosophy) A form of concretism stating that (i) every object is a body and (ii) no object is a state or relation, or property.


nonfaith

en-noun

nonfaith (countable and uncountable, plural nonfaiths)

(uncountable) Absence of religious faith.

(countable) Any system of belief that is not a religious faith.


nondifference

nondifference (countable and uncountable, plural nondifferences)

(philosophy, uncountable) Absence of difference.


make beautiful music together

en-verb

make beautiful music together (third-person singular simple present makes beautiful music together, present participle making beautiful music together, simple past and past participle made beautiful music together)

makes beautiful music together (present singular third-person)
making beautiful music together (participle present)
made beautiful music together (participle past)
made beautiful music together (past)

(idiomatic) To have a great romantic relationship with each other.


Sky Fairy

From sky + fairy, in reference to the usual conception of the Abrahamic God as a supernatural being resident in Heaven.

Because theists are forgiven by the Sky Fairy. So they can be as bad as they wanna be.

2007 October 25, ScottyFLL [username], “Re: Dr. Francis Collins on The Colbert Report”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

... other than the fact that they have different names for the Sky Fairy?

2010 June 29, Major Debacle [username], “What's the difference between the Taliban and the Christian right?”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet):

Which is pretty much the tantamount to saying the Sky Fairy sent the tsunami to punish man's wickedness, i.e utter nonsense.

2011 March 11, Kevin N, “Re: OT: Monster Quake and Tsunami in Pacific”, in rec.music.classical.recordings (Usenet):

(derogatory slang, possibly offensive) Synonym of God, particularly the Abrahamic God.


heteroamorous

en-adj

heteroamorous (comparative more heteroamorous, superlative most heteroamorous)

more heteroamorous (comparative)
most heteroamorous (superlative)

(rare) Characterized by love with another of the opposite sex; heteroromantic.


homoamorous

homoamorous (comparative more homoamorous, superlative most homoamorous)

more homoamorous (comparative)
most homoamorous (superlative)

He is bisexual but homoamorous, so while he slept with her, he won't be in a relationship with her.

(rare) Characterized by love with another person of the same sex; homoromantic.


sky fairy

A generalization of the earlier Sky Fairy, q.v.

Then there's the Roman sky fairies, the ancient Greek sky fairies the multi-limbed female with an Elephant's head that the "world's biggest democracy" (India) believes in.

2008 March 20, Zarya, “Re: If You Have Morality and Reason on Your Side . . . .”, in aus.politics (Usenet):

This thread has degenerated now into a debate about whose sky fairy is the true sky fairy and therefore has reached the point of total absurdity.

2012 February 13, Ördög [username], “Re: The most unpopular government ever...”, in aus.politics (Usenet):

You don't prove the negative. The burden of proof is on those who posit the existence of their cosmic sky fairy.

2013 December 1, Gawdlezz [username], “Re: What!? You Mean Birds Did Come from Dinosaurs, After All?”, in alt.politics.usa (Usenet):

(derogatory slang, possibly offensive) A god.


human enhancement

en-noun

human enhancement (countable and uncountable, plural human enhancements)

(philosophy) A social philosophy which advocates for the use of technology or natural means to overcome the limitations of the human body.


polyphobia

polyphobia (usually uncountable, plural polyphobias)

Just how bad a problem is polyphobia? I'm not willing to live anyplace where I have to be closeted […]

1997 September 13, John R. Snead, “Worrying about polyphobia”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet):

Ren noted the following internalization of polyphobia: My date had dated other people, but it's a lot different if it's a family unit living together […]

2015, Jillian Deri, Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 112:

Monopride usually comes together with polyphobia, which has been defined as (conscious or unconscious) fear of or disgust toward nonmonogamy […]

2021, Jorge N. Ferrer, Love and Freedom: Transcending Monogamy and Polyamory, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 41:

(uncountable) Fear, hatred, or dislike of, or prejudice against, polyamory or polyamorous people.


Puseyan

en-adj

Puseyan (comparative more Puseyan, superlative most Puseyan)

more Puseyan (comparative)
most Puseyan (superlative)

Of or relating to Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800–1882), English churchman and one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement.


Zenonic

Zenonic (comparative more Zenonic, superlative most Zenonic)

more Zenonic (comparative)
most Zenonic (superlative)

From Zeno + -ic, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

Pertaining to any of various people named Zeno, or to their philosophies.


Zenonian

Zenonian (comparative more Zenonian, superlative most Zenonian)

more Zenonian (comparative)
most Zenonian (superlative)

From Zeno + -ian, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).


Zenonism

From Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism.


apophatism

en-noun

apophatism (countable and uncountable, plural apophatisms)

(theology) A theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative rather than positive assertions.

αποφατισμός

a theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative assertions


homoromanticism

For example, analysis of Thoreau's poem “Sympathy” (“Lately, alas, I knew a gentle boy") is enriched by considering its homoromanticism.

1993, Arthur Lipkin, "The Case for a Gay and Lesbian Curriculum", The High School Journal, Volume 77, Number 1/2, October/November 1993 - December 1993/January 1994, page 103

In Smallville’s teen fantasy, the themes of alienation and the search for identity easily transmute into homoromanticism and sympathetic queerness.

2005, Louisa Ellen Stein, "'They Cavort, You Decide': Transgenericism, Queerness, and Fan Interpretation in Teen TV", Spectator, Volume 25, Issue 1, Spring 2005, page 21

2006, "The homoromanticism of Sufjan Stevens' little ditties", The Georgia Straight, 2 December 2006 (used in title only)

The state of being being romantically attracted to the same gender.


biromanticism

(neologism) The state of being biromantic.


demiromantic

en-adj

demiromantic (comparative more demiromantic, superlative most demiromantic)

more demiromantic (comparative)
most demiromantic (superlative)

From demi- + romantic. Compare demisexuality.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:demiromantic.

Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.


heteroromanticism

Heteronormativity describes the tendencies to assume a gender binary, the alignment of gender with sex, and the expectation of heterosexuality and heteroromanticism.

2015 October, Nathan Chan, “Coming out at University”, in Salterrae, page 4:

Could we gradually replace all of love's traditional characterizing features—monogamy, permanence, heteroromanticism, romantic gender roles, and so on—over time? Would there still be romantic love at the end of that process?

2017, Carrie Jenkins, What Love Is: And What It Could Be:

Heteroromantics feel this way [attracted] to someone of the opposite [gender]. [...] Eve Peyser, who identifies as a heteroromantic bisexual woman — she dates only men but is sexually attracted to men and women — wrote a piece on heteroromanticism for Mic in 2015.

2017 May, Christiana Lilly, “A Rainbow of Sexuality: Beyond the LGBT”, in The Mirror, page 24:

The state of being heteroromantic, i.e. romantically attracted to the opposite gender.


polyromantic

polyromantic (comparative more polyromantic, superlative most polyromantic)

more polyromantic (comparative)
most polyromantic (superlative)

From poly- + romantic. Compare polysexuality.

Being polyamorous isn't inherently wrong. Neither is desiring threesomes or kinky sex. […] The other misconceptions, the ones that sexualize us, need to stop too, but in stopping those, we mustn't shame the bisexual folks who do prefer a polyromantic or sexually-explorative lifestyle.

2016 April 3, Zachary Zane, “Where Do "Messy Bisexuals" Fit Into the Bi+ Community?”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2022-06-07:

The American series You Me Her is being promoted as ‘TV’s first polyromantic comedy”, starring Amy Poehler’s brother Greg.

2017, Rosie Wilby, Is Monogamy Dead?: Rethinking Relationships in the 21st Century, Accent Press Ltd, →ISBN:

This is because the internalization of the model of monogamy forecloses a lot of self-discovery and self-knowledge. […] Quinn said, for example, “If you want to get really, really specific, I am a demi-polyromantic, polysexual, gender-queer individual.” Quinn defines themselves as “polyamorous and polysexual and polyromantic”: “but I usually just describe myself as queer because that’s so much easier, in addition to being a demi-romantic, which is on the aromantic spectrum.”

2018, Ann Travers, The Trans Generation: How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 24:

(neologism) Romantically polyamorous; that is, having multiple romantic relationships.


panromanticism

(neologism) The state of being panromantic, i.e. romantically attracted to people regardless of genders.


cupiosexual

From Latin cupiō (“to desire, long for”) + -sexual.

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:cupiosexual.

Desiring a sexual relationship despite not feeling sexual attraction to others.


transromantic

en-adj

transromantic (comparative more transromantic, superlative most transromantic)

more transromantic (comparative)
most transromantic (superlative)

My argument is post- or transromantic, but that very move through romanticism leaves romantic traces everywhere. The most vital impulse in current translation theory that is excluded by these dualisms is a social one — a concern with ...

1991, Douglas Robinson, The Translator's Turn, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 267:

Modernism is literally transromantic: early Modernism emerges from Baudelaire's transformation of French Romanticism, and this transformation continues to influence writers, artists and critics.

2006, Rosemary Lloyd, The Cambridge Companion to Baudelaire, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN:

On the tormented Desire, as if naming the plight of self-blinded love in the album title itself, "Oh Sister" overcomes the broken covenant as the voice calls out for a confederation of male and female in transromantic quest: "We grew up together ..."

2009, Rob Wilson, Be Always Converting, be Always Converted: An American Poetics, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 180:

Moving through or across romanticism (as a movement, etc) or that which is romantic (Romantic).

Often, however, asexual people will also identify with a particular sexual orientation, minus the sexual aspect, and may define themselves as heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, transromantic or panromantic.

2009, Jennifer Byrne, "He's Just Not That Into Anyone, Pop Matters, 31 August 2009

(neologism) Romantically attracted to persons of variant or ambiguous gender, or to transgender persons.


AGI

en-noun

AGI (countable and uncountable, plural AGIs)

(espionage) Initialism of auxiliary gathering intelligence.


meantness

Mere meantness as the correlate of the relation between judging and the proposition marks the situation in which such meantness has yet to be confirmed or denied.

2012, Marcus Brainard, Belief and Its Neutralization: Husserl's System of Phenomenology in Ideas I:

(philosophy) The state or quality of being meant or intended.


antilogism

(logic) A false syllogism in which two premises contradict the third


antisubjectivism

(philosophy) Any philosophy opposed to subjectivism


anthropometrism

(philosophy) The philosophical doctrine founded on the principle of Protagoras that man (humanity) is the measure of all things


noneism

From none + -ism, coined by Richard Routley.

(logic, metaphysics) The theory that some things do not exist, and it is possible to quantify over non-existent things using the particular or existential quantifier.


Allism

From all + -ism, coined by David Lewis in his 1989 paper "Noneism or Allism?".

Allism is the position of those who think that all these entities actually exist, and moreover, everything we can speak meaningfully about in some sense exists.

2011, Angelica Nuzzo, Hegel and the Analytic Tradition, →ISBN:

Allism is noneism with a twist. Fore whereas the noneist holds that some objects have no kind of being at all, the allist holds that every object has being.

2012 June 1, Richard Woodward, “Towards Being”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research:

But the rewritten noneist theory just is Allism [the view that everything over which the noneist quantifies exists] and our new quantifiers are defined in exactly the same way as Quine's!

2012 July 25, Graham Priest, “Lost in Translation: a Reply to Woodward”, in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research:

(metaphysics) A belief in the existence of all possible entities including past and future things or unactualised possibilities.


Omega Point

The use of omega to refer to the concept was originated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, in reference to it being the final letter of the Greek alphabet; see alpha and omega.

We may hope that the intelligence at the omega point will consist of our descendants. That is to say, of our intellectual descendants, since our present physical forms could not survive near the omega point.

1998 [1997], David Deutsch, The Fabric of Reality, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 352:

[Philip] Goff likens this scenario to the visions of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the French Jesuit priest who, as we've seen, prophesied the coming Omega Point and inspired aspects of transhumanism.

2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 9, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN:

A maximal level of complexity in the universe, often equated with the Christian God, which some philosophers believe is inevitable.


Klaroline

The flirtatious energy was fun, and we made a very conscious effort to evoke some of the "Klaroline" energy from previous seasons.

2014, Crissy Calhoun, Heather Vee, Love You to Death - Season 5: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries, ECW Press, →ISBN:

We caught up with Candice Accola to get some information about just how bad Markos is, and what she thinks about Steroline, Klaroline, and more: […]

2014, Samantha Highfill, "'The Vampire Diaries': Candice Accola on Steroline's 'raw' moment, Markos' arrival, and her road trip with Enzo", Entertainment Weekly, 17 January 2015

Morgan also addresses the passionate fans of one massively shipped couple (hint: Klaroline) whose supporters may be the most vocal and opinionated in the Vampire Diaries universe.

2015 April 2, Amanda Michelle Steiner, “The Originals' Joseph Morgan on Klaus's 'Crazy and Irrational' Return and Why He's 'Proud' of the Show's Passionate Fandom”, in People:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Niklaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.


Dao

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 道 (dào, literally “The Way”).

(Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao (“the way of nature, or ideal way to live one's life”)


Neo-Kantianism

(philosophy) A revived philosophy along the lines of that laid down by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century, or more specifically by Schopenhauer's criticism of the Kantian philosophy in his work The World as Will and Representation (1818), as well as by other post-Kantian philosophers. It has some more specific reference in later German philosophy.


Steroline

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.


Bangel

My only hope at this point is that SMG refuses to appear on Angel in the future, thus saving us from the inevitable Bangel ending for that series.

2003 May 14, Chris Zabel, “Re: How Does Joss Whedon Feel...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

She never seemed to have any trouble writing Bangel or Spuffy scenes.

2004 November 1, EBailey140 [username], “Re: What is it about Riley...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

And we get Andrew's definitive judgement on the Bangel versus Spuffy controversy, […]

2009 March 13, Stephen Tempest, “Review of BtVS 8.23 'Predators and Prey”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Buffy Summers and Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Spuffy

In contrast, the Spuffy 'shipper may be an older, more highly-educated career professional, but she must use the Internet to access the fanfiction she desires to read, because it is not available anywhere else.

2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 44:

Spuffy—as Spike/Buffy are often called—changed all that.

2013, Michelle Sagara West, “For The Love Of Riley”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 71:

Relations between these viewers – who had come to self-identify as 'Spike-Buffy relationship fans' or 'Spuffy shippers' for short – and the writers of the show reached their nadir at the end of season six, when the writers decided to show the Spuffy shippers just how wrong they were by writing a scene in which Spike attempts to rape Buffy: […]

2014, Joseph Crawford, The Twilight of the Gothic?: Vampire Fiction and the Rise of the Paranormal Romance, University of Wales Press, →ISBN, pages 129–130:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


athanatism

But its roots were destroyed when Copernicus refuted the geocentric theory in 1545; and athanatism became quite untenable when Darwin shattered the dogma of anthropocentricism.

1904, Ernst Haeckel, Wonders of life, page 66:


switching function

switching function (plural switching functions)

Boolean function
Boolean function#English


autoctisis

A neologism based on the Ancient Greek roots αὐτός (autós, “self”) + κτῐ́σῐς (ktísis, “creation”), introduced by Giovanni Gentile.

compound

(theology, philosophy) The “pure act” of self-creation through being conscious of oneself.


contraposed

Inductive extrapolation, in effect, is grounded in the contraposed universal generalisation 'where the reason, so the target.'

2001, Jonardon Ganeri, Philosophy in Classical India: The Proper Work of Reason, →ISBN, page 118:


contrapose

en-verb

contrapose (third-person singular simple present contraposes, present participle contraposing, simple past and past participle contraposed)

contraposes (present singular third-person)
contraposing (participle present)
contraposed (participle past)
contraposed (past)

We certainly do not want to take our simple categorical statements and contrapose them into cumbersome natural language.

2005, Robert Malcolm Murray, Nebojsa Kujundzic, Critical Reflection: A Textbook for Critical Thinking, →ISBN, page 214:

To contrapose an argument one swaps the conclusion with any one of the premisses and negates each of the swapped statements.

2006, Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science, →ISBN, page 461:

But subjunctive conditionals do not contrapose, and we are misled into accepting a sensitivity condition by confusing it with a safety condition.

2015, Ernest Sosa, Judgment and Agency, →ISBN, page 120:

(transitive, logic) To place in contraposition.


MFW

(Internet slang) Initialism of my face when ....


antiteleological

en-adj

antiteleological (comparative more antiteleological, superlative most antiteleological)

more antiteleological (comparative)
most antiteleological (superlative)


antinaturalistic

antinaturalistic (comparative more antinaturalistic, superlative most antinaturalistic)

more antinaturalistic (comparative)
most antinaturalistic (superlative)

(philosophy, sociology) Of or relating to antinaturalism; opposing naturalism.


Apollinarism

From Apollinaris of Laodicea, who taught this theology, + -ism.

(Christianity theology) The Christological theology that Jesus's mind was only divine and not human, condemned as a heresy at the First Council of Constantinople.

apollinarismi

the doctrine that Jesus’s mind was only divine and not human


Rawlsian

Rawlsian (comparative more Rawlsian, superlative most Rawlsian)

more Rawlsian (comparative)
most Rawlsian (superlative)

People differ on whether they care about fairness at all, and when they do care about fairness the notion of fairness they employ differes widely, ranging from Rawlsian (Leontief) to Utilitarian (perfect substitutes).

2002, James Andreoni and John Miller, “Giving according to GARP”, in Econometrica, volume 70, number 2, page 745:

After my first paper on Rawlsian justice—modeling what that justice would look like in an extremely simple kind of economy—a large part of my work took up for some time questions about a Rawlsian economy with capital, overlapping generations, and some principle for determining the national saving.

2023, Edmund Phelps, My Journeys in Economic Theory, Columbia University Press, page 81:

Of, relating to, or influenced by John Rawls (1921–2002), American moral and political philosopher.


tychism

en-noun

tychism (usually uncountable, plural tychisms)

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance”), and -ism; proposed by the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce.

A theory suggesting that absolute chance, or indeterminism, is a real factor operative in the universe.


law of identity

The law of identity states that an apple is an apple.

(logic) The logical principle that anything equals itself, expressed by the symbolic equation A=A.


law of nontriviality

Aristotle argued the law of non-triviality was an inevitable belief for all people because denying it is not possible if a person is going to behave in a discriminating way.

(logic) The rule that states that not all propositions are true, the opposite of trivialism.


argumentum ad consequentiam

Borrowed from Latin argūmentum ad cōnsequentiam.

(rhetoric) A logical fallacy in which a statement is determined to be true or false based on whether it would be pleasant or desirable, rather than based on reality.


pignistic

Coined by Philippe Smets from Latin pignus (“a bet”) + -istic.

(decision theory) Being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.


only-begotten

From Middle English oonlybigeten, equivalent to only + begotten. Compare also Middle English only geten, oonly geten (“only-begotten”, literally “only-gotten”) and Middle English onbygoten, oon be-gotyn, one bygeten, oon bigetun, oon bigeten (“only-begotten”, literally “one-begotten”). Calque of Latin ūnigenitus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μονογενής (monogenḗs).

Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
And [we believe] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God.

(Christianity theology) One of the attributes of Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God the Father.


transformationalism

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Their position denies the general revelation of God given in the other religions, while inclusive transformationalism acknowledges the relative usefulness and values that other religions have, even though they do not bring salvation.

2003, Wallace M. Alston, Michael Welker, Reformed Theology: Identity and Ecumenicity - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 16:

Unlike ecumenism, transformationalism is not an expression of denominational uniformity, but an expression of interdenominational alliances.

2007, Joshua Reichard, Rust to Renewal, →ISBN, page 123:

Transformationalism may describe the reality of religion in America, but normatively speaking it fails to reveal anything about the quality or implications of those changes.

2009, Zachary I. Heller, Synagogues in a Time of Change, →ISBN, page 23:

(theology) A fusion of evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, and ecumenism that became prominent in the early 21st century; transformational Christianity.


Thalesian

en-adj

Thalesian (comparative more Thalesian, superlative most Thalesian)

more Thalesian (comparative)
most Thalesian (superlative)

Of or relating to Thales of Miletus (c.624–c.546 BC), pre-Socratic Ancient Greek philosopher who attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology, and who applied geometry to mathematical problems.


will to power

Yet the driving force of the whole process from humblest plant to possible superman is will to power, will not to be, but to be more.

1915 April, William Mackintire Salter, “Nietzsche's Moral Aim and Will to Power”, in International Journal of Ethics, volume 25, number 3, page 377:

(philosophy, Nietzscheanism) The vital energy in all living things which propels them to seek to grow, create, and thrive.


Trololo

Onomatopoeia of how Eduard Khil vocalized "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой (Ja očenʹ rad, vedʹ ja, nakonec, vozvraščajusʹ domoj)".

(Internet, neologism, informal) Eduard Khil's vocalized recording of the song "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой (Ja očenʹ rad, vedʹ ja, nakonec, vozvraščajusʹ domoj)" and its accompanying music video, which has risen into a meme.


memester

He introduces such colorful and potentially significant groups as the Immediast Underground, Paper Tiger TV, and the merry 'memesters' who have taken the media revolution to the neurons of the worldbrain.

1996, Douglas Rushkoff, quoted on the praise page, in Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture, Ballantine Books (1996; originally published 1995), unnumbered page

The conflict between the memesters and the creators of the source material ended with the creators throwing up their hands in defeat. It was simply impossible for YouTube to keep the stuff down.

2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press, →ISBN:

Not all these photo pranks are as simple as planking: In stocking, memesters choose a banal stock photo and try to re-create it as faithfully as possible.

2011 October 30, Erin McKean, “Let’s go owling!”, in The Boston Globe:

A person who creates or enjoys memes, especially Internet ones.


neo-historicism

(philosophy, art, architecture) A movement that draws inspiration from classical historicism


drury

From Old French druerie, droerie (“love, friendship”) et al., from dru (“friend”).

(obsolete) Love, especially sexual love; courtship, sex.


factual relativism

factual relativism ... attempts to argue that the world itself, or the “facts,” are different for different individuals (groups, cultures). Hence truth, too, is relative.

2013, Henrik Rydenfelt, Constructivist Problems, Realist Solutions, in J. Kegley and K. Skowronski, eds. Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy. Lanham: Lexington Books, p. 164

Factual relativism, according to which the facts ... may differ across perspectives — that is, different facts obtain relative to different perspectives.

2005, Iris Einheuser, “Varieties of Relativism: Indexical, Propositional and Factual”, in Varieties of Relativism: Indexical, Propositional and Factual:

Whereas moral relativism deals with matters of value, cognitive relativism deals with matters of fact (although sharp distinctions may at times be difficult to make) (Hollis and Lukes 1982, p. 2).

2001, Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal, “Chapter 3: Science and Sociology of Science: Beyond War and Peace”, in Jay A. Labinger, Harry M. Collins, editors, One Culture?: A Conversation about Science, page 38:

(philosophy, sociology) The claim that the world itself, or the facts about the world, are different for different individuals, or groups, or cultures.


deep ecology

Shallow ecology is anthropocentric, or human-centered. It views humans as above our outside of nature, as the source of all value, and ascribes only instrumental, or “use,” value to nature. Deep ecology does not separate humans—or anything else—from the natural environment.

1996, Fritjof Capra, The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 7:

In the early 1970s, after three decades teaching philosophy at the University of Oslo, Mr. Naess (pronounced Ness), an enthusiastic mountain climber and an admirer of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” threw himself into environmental work and developed a theory that he called deep ecology.

[2009 January 15, William Grimes, “Arne Naess, Norwegian Philosopher, Dies at 96”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

In the 1980s, some eco-philosophers interpreted the influential German philosopher Martin Heidegger as a forerunner of the deep ecology movement, because he condemned techno-industrial modernity's assault on nature and called instead on humans to “let things be” (Zimmermann 1983; Foltz 1995).

2016, Joni Adamson, William A. Gleason, David Pellow, editors, Keywords for Environmental Studies, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 65:

An ecological and environmental philosophy that advocates the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs.


-sexual

Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or style of sexuality


vaporwave

Largely ignored by the mainstream press, vaporwave has instead flourished on websites such as Bandcamp and SoundCloud and on Reddit […] Because vaporwave exists almost entirely outside the sphere of PR and the music industry at large, it has tremendous “underground” appeal. […] Vaporwave is critical of Western culture's preoccupation with the past, but it is not the only art form to call our collective regression into question.

2016, Grafton Tanner, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave And The Commodification Of Ghosts, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN, page 7:

Vaporwave arose in reaction to huge economic and social forces that are still very much a part of our lives: globalization, runaway consumerism, and manufactured nostalgia chief among them.

2016 August 18, “How Vaporwave Was Created Then Destroyed by the Internet”, in Esquire:

Recess’s website features the charms of vaporwave internet art and Lisa Frank-style nostalgia, while their Instagram account evokes the combined look of “Endless Summer” with “Floridian retiree” and the summer-camp psychedelia that has replaced “Lifestyle Lumberjack” as the default millennial style choice.

2019 January 8, Kate Carraway, “How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage”, in New York Times:

The haunting affect of Vaporwave's ghostly music is clearly seductive to a political moment which revels in dystopia, the golden years of the 90s and the sounds of the 90s: financial boom, pedestalled American Dreams and […]

2019, Emile Frankel, Hearing the Cloud: Can Music Help Reimagine The Future?, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

(music, art) A genre of electronic music and visual arts style that emerged in the early 2010s. As a musical genre, it evolved from chillwave and seapunk with influences from lounge music, elevator music, smooth jazz, and 1980s dance-pop. As an aesthetic, it is influenced by 1990s web design and digital art, anime, and cyberpunk.


operationism

en-noun

operationism (countable and uncountable, plural operationisms)

(philosophy) The doctrine that the meaning of a term consists of the operation(s) performed in defining it


ethnophilosophy

ethnophilosophy (countable and uncountable, plural ethnophilosophies)

The study of indigenous philosophical systems associated with specific ethnic groups.


ethnophilosophical

en-adj

ethnophilosophical (comparative more ethnophilosophical, superlative most ethnophilosophical)

more ethnophilosophical (comparative)
most ethnophilosophical (superlative)


loveday

Inherited from Middle English loveday; equivalent to love + day.

She ledeth þe lawe as hire list · and louedayes maketh / And doth men lese þorw hire loue · þat lawe myȝte wynne.

c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section III:

legal records cannot provide consistent evidence about lovedays because they were, strictly speaking, outside their terms of reference […].

1983, John Bossy, Disputes and Settlements: Law and Human Relations in the West, page 60:

In our period, all the people of England made lovedays, from the richest to the poorest.

1994, John Clarence Bedell, Dispute Settlement and the Control of Violence in England, 1272-1330:

(now historical) A day appointed for a meeting intended to amicably resolve a dispute; also the meeting held on such a day.

(chiefly poetical) A day devoted to love.


shounen ai

(slang, anime, manga) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more males.


shotacon

en-noun

shotacon (usually uncountable, plural shotacons)

From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).

surf

(uncountable, anime) Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boy characters.


shoujo ai

Two connected etymologies. Either interpreted as a loan translation of Japanese 少女愛 (shōjo ai), or a specialized neologism created in analogy to shounen ai (少年愛; shōnen ai) using Japanese vocabulary.

(neologism, anime, manga) Anime and manga that explore emotional, but largely platonic, homoerotic relationships between women.

(slang) A genre of manga, anime, or hentai featuring lesbian sex and romance; yuri.


Finchel

Mercedes is dating someone new, and Finchel is going strong.

2011, Abby Bien, Grace Palmeri, & Neha Ramani, "How I met your gossipy new girl and her modern family at glee club", The Scarlette (West Lafayette High School), Volume 69, Number 2, 5 October 2011, page 4

Five bucks says it's going to be a totally adorable "Finchel" moment at the prom!

2012 April 10, “Selena Gomez getting the Glee treatment!”, in Post Noon, page 25:

After a long break from Glee this summer, waiting to see if Finchel got back together or if Puck decides to go to Los Angeles, I am more than ready to get back into my favorite show on Thursday nights.

2012, Natasha Walker, "Excitement for Glee's upcoming season", The Stampede (C. M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana), Volume 48, Issue 1, 13 September 2012, page 13

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry from the television series Glee.


Klaine

With the recent death of Glee's Cory Monteith, there wasn't much creators could do to make viewers feel better. Yet they found it: a reunion of gay couple "Klaine."

2013, "Tragedy Brings People Together After All, Doesn't It?", Watermark, 29 August 2013 - 11 September 2013, page 29

However Ryan Murphy gives fans a few rewards in Series 5 for sticking with the show (happy news for Klaine supporters), […]

2013, Heather Boyles, "The final curtain draws near", Seren (Bangor University), Issue 235, October 2013, page 25

Klaine fans and writers have lived in a culture where homosexuality has been mainstreamed, if not always accepted.

2014, Nicholas Alexander Hayes, “Glee Literally Means Glee: The Queer Art of Community's Parody”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 267:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from the television series Glee.


Brittana

Never mind Finn and Rachel – I'm on Team Brittana now.

2009, Dorothy Snarker of AfterEllen.com, quoted in Amy Rickman, Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series GLEE, Villard (2010), page 136

[…] there'd been such a fuss over the original Brittana kiss, & with Kurt kissing Blaine, […]

2012, Bruce Wagner, Dead Stars, Penguin, →ISBN:

However, the taste of happiness many viewers felt at Brittana's queer relationship quickly turned bitter when the label of homosexual continued to be thrust upon Santana by many of the show's straight characters as well as her own girlfriend.

2014, Taylor Cole Miller, “Forced out of the 'flannel closet': The Coming-Out-Gay Imperative”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 34:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez from the television series Glee.


Shamy

And if Shamy ever does go their separate ways, Sheldon fans can be sure to see plenty of Zazzles lurking about.

2011 February 10, Angela Song, “TV for Two”, in The Harvard Independent, volume 42, number 14, Harvard University, page 9:

In “The Herb Garden Germination” (4-20) “Shamy” (Sheldon and Amy's given nickname) pretend to have had sex to test their theory on meme propagation.

2012, George Beahm, Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory: An Unabashedly Unauthorized TV Show Companion, Smart Pop (2014), page 86

Shamy has become one of TV's most loved couples, and this season is crucial to the development of this relationship.

2012 September 6, Sayantan Deb, “A Look at Fall T.V.”, in The Harvard Independent, volume 44, number 1, Harvard University, page 9:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler from the television series The Big Bang Theory.


amillennialistic

(theology, rare) Relating to amillennialism.


Caskett

But while it's great that Caskett finally happened, things didn't turn out so happily for one of "Castle's" other fan-favorite pairings.

2012, Jean Bentley, "'Castle' showrunner reveals what's in store for 'Caskett'", Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2012, Section 4, page 8

Is there a future for, er, Caskett? Or is this just a November sweeps romance?

2012 November 19, David Hiltbrand, “Same old 'Castle,' with a flirty twist”, in The Bulletin, page C2:

[…] and despite his claim to only watch the show for the police procedural, I know he's a secret Caskett 'shipper.

2013, Rene Webb, A White Hot Christmas, →ISBN:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Richard Castle and Kate Beckett from the television series Castle.


antilapsarian

(theology) One who does not believe that mankind has fallen from a better state.


ABDL

(colloquial) A person who engages in ABDL practices; an adult baby (age regressor) or diaper lover.


deadland

After the feverish days over deadland trails, — The repose of the gray-veiled and quiet-eyed twilight, The shimmering haze of the blue mountain valley, And the tranquil blue deep of the pool

1920, Lew Sarett, Many Many Moons: A Book of Wilderness Poems, page 46:

To return to the deadland of desolation and desert, to choke in its dust, to be lashed in the face with its wind, to feel a loneliness of time and space, a loneliness of emptiness, […]

1964, Michael Yatron, The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet: A Novel, page 51:

He runs out of gas, and back on the ground meets up with a girl who is motoring through the deadland to meet her boss in Phoenix for some obscure technocratic purpose.

Within that deadland lies Kurash Qwellinir, the Shattered Hills.

1981, Stephen R. Donaldson, The power that preserves, →ISBN, page 390:

These must be the real deadlands. Here, there is no new growth to camouflage what the wars have done.

2005, Ellen Dee Davidson, Stolen Voices, →ISBN, page 99:

Wasteland; a desert or other place that does not support life.

Does the hideous famine that gnaws the entrails with fiery fangs and burns up the wrenched and tortured tissues till the land sickens with its burden of deadland dying—does that show His pity?

1905, Frederick C Vernon-Harcourt, From Stage to Cross: The Record of a Rolling Stone, page 236:

A band of iron fastens around his neck, a long chain drags him to the ground, pulling him away from his people to the deadland of the south — to the land of strangers, unknown and terrifying.

Nations that imprison, torture, assassinate, or drive their writers into exile fall into the deadlands of their own darkness.

2011, Ben Okri, A Time For New Dreams, →ISBN:

I could not find out whether the victims are intoxicated before execution : it is highly probable, as the African's, and especially the Yoruban's, object is to send these messengers to deadland in the best of tempers.

1866, Leone Levi, Annals of British Legislation: Digest of blue books - Volume 2, page 222:

A conquering race would scarcely credit that its heroes would, after death, betake themselves to the deadland of the beaten and enslaved aborigines.

1946, Lewis Spence, British Fairy Origins, page 77:

“Do not do it,” said the god, “You cannot escape Ungit by going to the deadlands, for she is there also."

They feared lest passing souls, which had just quitted the bodies of dying people, should enter their huts and carry off the souls of the inmates to deadland.

1990, Sir James George Frazer, The Golden Bough: Taboo and the perils of the soul, page 70:

[…] the unseen world of the spirits and ancestors. […] as messengers bearing questions to the "deadland" of royal ancestors.

2000, Francesca Piqué, Leslie H. Rainer, Palace Sculptures of Abomey: History Told on Walls, page 12:

The afterlife, especially in belief systems that do not include reward or punishment such as heaven and hell.


andromimetophilia

(paraphilia) An attraction to trans men or to females who look and act like men (andromimetics).


substantivalism

Several philosophers of science have argued that the general theory of relativity actually supports spacetime substantivalism (if not separate spatial and temporal substantivalisms) since it allows solutions consisting of nothing but a differentiable manifold with metric tensor field […]

1994, John Stachel, edited by John Earman, Allen Janis, and Gerald J. Massey, Philosophical Problems of the Internal and External Worlds, →ISBN, page 143:

In it, Clarke defends on behalf of Newton a form of substantivalism according to which (absolute) space exists independently of matter and is as real as matter.

2007 October 30, Gabriele Contessa, “A Note on the Nomic Possibility of a Dynamic Shift”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:

(philosophy) The doctrine that space and time have an existence independent of physical things.


dialetheist

Of course, dialetheists, who hold that some sentences are true with true negations, also provide a response that purports to resolve the paradoxes […]

2014, Shahid Rahman, Tero Tulenheimo, Emmanuel Genot, […], "[https://books.google.com/books?id=uvVNCsZy2-wC&pg=PA21&dq=dialetheist&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAmoVChMIlc2xx-urxwIVhzuICh03hQQX#v=onepage&q=dialetheist&f=false Unity, Truth and the Liar: The Modern Relevance of Medieval Solutions to the […] ]

(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates dialetheism, the logical or metaphysical theory that two contradictory propositions can both be true.


temporalism

en-noun

temporalism (countable and uncountable, plural temporalisms)

As stated, this argument assumes a form of propositional temporalism: it assumes that the proposition expressed by my sentence for A-THEORY* has different truth values relative to different times.

2015 January 8, Leo Carton Mollica, “Explanation and nowness: an objection to the A-Theory”, in Philosophical Studies, →DOI:

(philosophy) The position that the truth value of a proposition can vary across time.


possibilist

actualist

antonym(s) of “someone who believes that things do not need to exist in order to have properties”

Unless the actualist can adduce reasons to believe an explanation for @’s actuality, therefore, she will be at a disadvantage to the possibilist who believes all worlds to be on metaphysical par.

(philosophy) Someone who advocates possibilism, the position that things do not need to actually exist in order to have properties.

People often call me an optimist, because I show them the enormous progress they didn't know about. That makes me angry. I'm not an optimist. That makes me sound naive. I'm a very serious “possibilist”. That’s something I made up. It means someone who neither hopes without reason, nor fears without reason, someone who constantly resists the overdramatic worldview. As a possibilist, I see all this progress, and it fills me with conviction and hope that further progress is possible. This is not optimistic. It is having a clear and reasonable idea about how things are. It is having a worldview that is constructive and useful.;

2017, Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Ronnlund, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think:

(philosophy) Someone who neither hopes without reason, nor fears without reason. Someone who uses analysis of data to understand the relative probability of future possibilities, instead of relying on intuition, emotions, personal experience, dogma, superstition, mainstream thought, or mental models (e.g., pessimism or optimism).


descriptionist

(philosophy) One who subscribes to descriptionism.


descriptionist

The problem with the descriptionist account of date-times is that it gives the wrong truth conditions to sentences like that in CAESAR.

(philosophy) Regarding utterances as primarily descriptive rather than as rigidly specifying a particular thing or kind of thing.

(philosophy) Of or relating to descriptionism (theory of truth).


oikeiosis

(philosophy, ethics) The perception of something as being one's own, or belonging to oneself.


glam punk

(music) A genre of punk rock influenced by glam rock.


sickness unto death

sickness unto death (countable and uncountable, plural sicknesses unto death)

Søren Kierkegaard
The Sickness Unto Death

From the book The Sickness Unto Death (1849) by Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855).

Kafka's illnesses are more existential than physical; they are like Kierkegaard's "sickness unto death."

1990 April 1, Anatole Broyard, “Good Books about Being Sick”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-19:

(philosophy, existentialism, Kierkegaardianism) Personal despair over the disquieting circumstances of human existence.


Kierkegaardianism

/ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ənɪzəm/

/ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ənɪzəm/

(philosophy, religion) The philosophical or religious views of the Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855).


metamour

From meta- + amour (probably influenced by paramour).

I get it less with women who are bi and poly than with women who are monosexual and monogamous/monoamorous, but I can't put my finger on why, and there are exceptions in both directions. I get it less with metamours than with women who are unrelated, but maybe that's just because if my metamours were alien to me, there's a fair chance they'd be alien to my partners too, or conversely that I'd have been alien to the partners when they were still just potential partners, and hence we'd never become metamours in the first place.

2000 August 11, Liz W, “When your wife loves to be at the center...!”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet):

[…] — and in considering how jealous I would feel if Anna (or honestly any of this polycule, because yes, reader, they are all hot) were my metamour, I imagine what it would be like, how destabilizing to watch your partner grow closer and more intimate and happier with another person;[…]

2024 January 16, Allison P. Davis, “What Does a Polycule Actually Look Like?”, in New York Magazine:

(uncommon) In a polyamorous relationship, one's partner's partner, with whom one is not directly involved.

metamuru

partner's partner in a polyamorous relationship


smush name

When my friend Danielle (there's THAT name again) was pregnant with her oldest daughter we came across a book (of which I forget the title) which actually advocated smush names. One of the more...ahem...interesting names I remember is Shetom. It was a smush of Sheila and Thomas.

2010, Danielle Reed, Emily, Jacob and Boniqua: What NOT to Name Your Child, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 17:

She looked up at them, half-expecting paparazzi to leap from the very walls to take photos, to give the couple a smush name that would undoubtedly be the key in making the new media darlings.

2014, Grace McDermott, Mirrorfall, Wibbly Press (2014), unnumbered page

They yell, “Sup, Shage,” when we walk past; we're a smush name now.

2015, Ann Aguirre, The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things, Feiwei and Friends, →ISBN, page 243:

Brangelina and Snamione are smush names.

(informal) A portmanteau name created by blending two different names, especially one used to collectively describe a celebrity couple or fandom ship.


Sheriarty

The Empty Hearse club member goth girl who came up with the romantic Sheriarty solution to Sherlock’s fake suicide is played by Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, star of the British dramedy “My Mad Fat Diary.”

2014 January 19, Lori Rackl, “Answers to your ‘Sherlock’ questions — because you know you’ve got ‘em”, in Chicago Sun-Times:

The Sheriarty and Jimlock fans believe the two men are struggling in a love-hate relationship, while WH is a gay “couple” beloved by most fans.

2014 January 25, Qu Zhi, “Sherlock China’s new sex god”, in Shanghai Daily:

Having exhausted what meager supply of Sheriarty fic there was, I ended up reading a Mormor (Moriarty/Moran) story – and ended up loving it.

2015, Kee Lundqvist, "Stories of Significance: The Process and Practices of Sense-Making in the Sherlock Fan Community", thesis submitted to Uppsala University, page 77

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.


Sherlolly

To exemplify, 16magnolias' Lessons in Love is described as containing 'sweet, slow Sherlolly' […]

2016, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, “Paratextual Navigation as a Research Method: Fan Fiction Archives and Reader Instructions”, in Gabriele Griffin, editor, Research Methods for Reading Digital Data in the Digital Humanities, page 62:

Where there are undoubtedly some within the Sherlolly fandom who are attracted to the pairing because of the sexuality and charisma of Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal, there is a large and vocal section of fans who are inspired and encouraged by the characterization of Molly herself.

2018, Jennifer Phillips, “A Woman in a Man's (Fictional) World: Considering the Importance of Dr. Molly Hooper in the BBC's Modern Adaptation of Sherlock”, in Ashley Lynn Carlson, editor, Women in STEM on Television: Critical Essays, page 180:

The Sherlolly writing challenge specifies that authors must bring Sherlock and Molly together in a relationship by the happy ending.

2018, Jennifer Wojton, Lynnette Porter, Sherlock and Digital Fandom: The Meeting of Creativity, Community and Advocacy, page 151:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Molly Hooper from the television series Sherlock.


existentialist anarchism

(politics, philosophy) the combination of anarchism and existentialism, prompted by some philosophers


polyphobic

en-adj

polyphobic (comparative more polyphobic, superlative most polyphobic)

more polyphobic (comparative)
most polyphobic (superlative)

Relating to or characteristic of polyphobia.


dykeling

We encourage each GCN reader to sit in a comfortable place, close his/her eyes and dream of a NOLAG as nationally recognized recognized as the ACLU, NAACP, or NOW. Dream of little faglets and dykelings coming to you and asking what it was like to live in a time when people could hate you or kill you because of who loved.

1981 December 12, Kathy MacDonald, Jay Darnell, Anne Simon, Maryanne Kirkbride, “NOLAG Eats Wheaties”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 4:

They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out.

2002, Alisa Solomon, Framji Minwalla, The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, page 253:

(LGBTQ slang, rare) A young or immature lesbian.


antiuniversalist

(theology) One who opposes universalism (the theological belief that all souls can attain salvation).


argumentum ad dictionarium

en-noun

argumentum ad dictionarium (uncountable)

(rhetoric) An argument citing a dictionary definition as the proper and correct usage, and claiming that an excluded usage must be incorrect.


equisatisfiability

(logic, of two formulas) The condition of being equisatisfiable.


equisatisfiable

The "isomorphic" PPTL formulas can be obtained by first an equisatisfiable translation and then an isomorphic mapping.

2015, Xu Lu, Zhenhua Duan, Cong Tian, “Extending PPTL for Verifying Heap Evolution Properties”, in arXiv:

(logic) Of a pair of formulas, where one formula is satisfiable whenever the other is satisfiable (either both formulas are satisfiable or both are not).


doingness

(philosophy) The state of doing something; action.


pack of lies

(idiomatic) Total lies, complete untruth


homoflexibility

Essig divides society into the categories of heteroflexibility and heterorigidity and homoflexibility and homorigidity.

2002, Robert Goss, Queering Christ: Beyond Jesus Acted Up, Pilgrim Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 232:

Or what about hetero- and homoflexibility (the primarily heterosexual or homosexual orientation with occasional forays into things not typical of those sexualities)?

2011, "Ribbons", "Queeriosities: 'Adding to the ABCs of LGBs'", The Catalyst (Colorado College), Volume 42, Number 8, 11 November 2011, page 7

In other words, there is no place for homoflexibility in this cultural analysis of sexuality.

2015, B. C. Roberts, “Not Gay”: Another Way of (Not) Being Bi?, in the Journal of Bisexuality, volume 15, issue 4

(rare) The quality or state of being homoflexible.


Christ event

Another problem is that reconstructions of Paul with the help of the concept of 'corporate personality' tend to emphasise the objectivity and realised character of the Christ event.

2009, Hans Burger, Being in Christ: A Biblical and Systematic Investigation, page 264:

In fact, if a theologian approaches the Christ-Event with the intent to exhaustively grasp God, the Christology of the theologian is doomed to failure.

2010, Victor I Ezigbo, Re-Imagining African Christologies, page 187:

Because of the Star of Bethlehem, we would expect there to be astrological stories predating the actual Star of Bethlehem, much in the same way that Lewis argued that because of the actual Christ-event we should expect to find echoes and intimations outside of the actual event.

2012, PH Brazier, C.S. Lewis – The Work of Christ Revealed, page 262:

(theology) The Incarnation, considered as a historical event rather than a matter of theology.


divine command theory

(philosophy) A metaethical theory stating that an action is morally good if commanded by God and morally bad if forbidden by God.


Petrinize

en-verb

Petrinize (third-person singular simple present Petrinizes, present participle Petrinizing, simple past and past participle Petrinized)

Petrinizes (present singular third-person)
Petrinizing (participle present)
Petrinized (participle past)
Petrinized (past)

(transitive, Christianity, theology) To cause to conform with the writings or doctrines of Saint Peter.


Paulinize

Paulinize (third-person singular simple present Paulinizes, present participle Paulinizing, simple past and past participle Paulinized)

Paulinizes (present singular third-person)
Paulinizing (participle present)
Paulinized (participle past)
Paulinized (past)

(transitive, Christianity, theology) To cause to conform with the writings or doctrines of the Apostle Paul.


antipredestinarian

en-adj

antipredestinarian (comparative more antipredestinarian, superlative most antipredestinarian)

more antipredestinarian (comparative)
most antipredestinarian (superlative)

/ˌæntɪpɹiːdɛstɪˈnɛəɹɪən/

Antipredestinarian ideas cropped up in many places, expressed by persons who may have had little else in common: sectaries such as the Quakers and General Baptists, democratizing radicals such as Walwyn and Winstanley, and academics such as the Cambridge Platonists Cudworth and More.

2006, Tobias Gregory, From Many Gods to One, page 304:

A 17th-century controversy between the followers of Jacob Arminius and Francis Gomar over predestination was settled by the Synod of Dort (1618—1619), which condemned the antipredestinarian teachings of Arminius in its Canons of Dort.

2009, Robert Benedetto, Donald K. McKim, Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches, page 346:

(theology) Opposed to the doctrine of predestination.


Spillow

Well, I'm beginning a campaign for Spike and Willow in 02. Wanna join for Spillow?

2002 October 10, Stephen Weick, “Re: The Bright side of Deep Down.”, in alt.tv.angel (Usenet):

Spillow is best. Spillow the drinkin' & gal-chasin' pair. They won't put Willow with a man romantically, I promise you that.

2002 October 10, Rose, “Re: Spike and Willow (spoilers for Same Time)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

You're all forgetting Spillow

2005 July 16, Yelps [username], “Re: What Happens When Buffy Is Done Baking?”, in alt.tv.angel (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Willow Rosenberg from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Spander

And lord knows, if you want there's plenty of Spuffy and Spander to last a lifetime.

2004 April 29, Kathryn Burlingham, “Re: You want fries with that?”, in soc.motss (Usenet):

Yeah, the Spander shippers really got off on that one.

2006 September 10, Don Sample, “Re: AOQ Review 7-2: "Beneath You"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Spander 'shippers prefer long NC-17 rated stories, regardless of genre.

2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 46:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


neknomination

From neck (“to drink very quickly”) + nomination. Originated in Australia and gained popularity on social media.

compound

The controversial Neknomination craze has reportedly led to the death of another young British man, after a rugby player mixed two pints of gin with teabags and said to the camera: “This is how you drink.”

2014 February 16, Adam Withnall, “Neknomination: Craze 'claims fifth victim' as young man found dead after downing two pints of gin”, in Belfast Telegraph:

Ontario Provincial Police laid charges against two young men on Thursday after a ‘neknomination’ video surfaced on social media.

2014 February 27, Paul Clarke, “OPP charge two youth after neknomination video surfaces”, in Toronto Star:

She has lipstick on her chin, a ladder in her tights and looks as though she's spent the afternoon creating Neknomination videos.

2015, Jane Costello, The Love Shack, Simon & Schuster (2015), unnumbered pages, published 23 April 2015

(slang) An online drinking game, typically involving a person uploading a video of themselves drinking a pint of an alcoholic beverage (most commonly beer) in one gulp, then nominating two or more others to do the same.


antimetaphysics

Antimetaphysics is basically a Machian heritage.

1999, Maria Carla Galavotti, Alessandro Pagnini, Experience, Reality, and Scientific Explanation, →ISBN:

Almost nothing is more striking than the antimetaphysics imputed to Wittgenstein by those interpreters who, indeed, see him as so clearly antimetaphysical.

2003, Anat Biletzki, (Over)Interpreting Wittgenstein, →ISBN:

At logical positivism's heart is antimetaphysics, or, to put it positively, a spirit of enlightenment and anti-metaphysical factual research

2006, Sahotra Sarkar, Jessica Pfeifer, The Philosophy of Science, →ISBN, page 459:

(philosophy) The belief that spiritual and religious metaphysics is a delusion and pursuing it impedes the advancement of knowledge.


haecceitism

As I've argued, the conjunction of actualism, an attractive view about the nature of possibility, and the plausible thesis that some possible objects are disjoint entails haecceitism. Moreover, if, as the foregoing considerations suggest, there are no serious objections to haecceitism, then the charge that either actualism or the thesis in question is false because their conjunction entails haecceitism is unjustified. Thus, we have a plausible argument for haecceitism.

1986, Gary Rosenkrantz, “On Objects Totally Out of this World”, in Rudolf Haller, editor, Non-existence and Predication [Grazer philosophische Studien; 25/26], Amsterdam: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 207:

[D]espite the commonplace (if sometimes implicit) presumption of haecceitism underlying the work of [Gottfried Wilhelm] Leibniz and his commentators, there is remarkably strong pressure in Leibniz's mature philosophy toward anti-haecceitism.

1999, J. A. Cover with John O'Leary-Hawthorne, Substance and Individuation in Leibniz, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 145:

The haecceity of an individual x is the property of being identical with x, i.e. the property of being that very individual. [David] Kaplan defines Haecceitism as the doctrine that
we can meaningfully ask whether a possible individual that exists in one possible world also exists in another without taking into account the attributes and behavior of the individuals that exist in the one world and making a comparison with the attributes and behavior of the individuals that live in the other world ... [the] doctrine that holds that it does make sense to ask – without reference to common attributes and behavior – whether this is the same individual in another possible world, that individuals can be extended in logical space (i.e., through possible worlds) in much the way we commonly regard them as being extended in physical space and time, and that a common "thisness" may underlie extreme dissimilarity or distinct thisnesses may underlie great resemblance, ...

2005, Nathan U[cuzoglu] Salmon, Metaphysics, Mathematics, and Meaning, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-928176-3, page 204

Haecceitists maintain that individuals have nonqualitative essences, or haecceities, and that qualitatively indiscernible worlds can be indistinct; but they make an even stronger claim. We can take haecceitism to be the view that things have nonqualitative essences, but do not have any qualitative properties essentially. […] According to the kind of haecceitism required by [Robert] Stalnaker, in order for some individual at another possible world to be you, it needs only your haecceity and it could have any other properties. For instance (to borrow an example from Lewis), you could have been a poached egg.

2008, Neil Feit, Belief about the Self: A Defense of the Property Theory of Content, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 37 and 39:

Haecceitism as such, in the first sense, is neutral about whether a certain horse may not essentially be a horse, or a gold ring be essentially made of gold, or the Queen necessarily have had George VI as her father. Haecceitism, rather, denies that the identity of a substance at a time or its continuing identity over time is constituted by, logically a function of, or dependent on such properties.

2010, Peter Loptson, Reality: Fundamental Topics in Metaphysics, 2nd edition, Ottawa, Ont.: University of Ottawa Press, →ISBN, page 113:

Haecceitism is the view that the identity of an object across possible worlds is brute, in the sense that it does not supervene on the qualities or relations instantiated by that object.

2011, Helen Beebee with Nikk Effingham and Philip Goff, Metaphysics: The Key Concepts, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 89:

The jargon is of course of medieval origin, but the term ‘haecceitism’ was introduced into contemporary discussions of modal metaphysics by David Kaplan. He characterized the doctrine in highly metaphorical terms, but the basic idea of his way of drawing the distinction was that the haecceitist allows, while the anti-haecceitist rejects, the reducible identification of individuals across possible worlds. According to Kaplan's anti-haecceitist, individuals in different possible worlds may be “clothed in attributes which cause them to resemble one another closely. But there is no metaphysical reality of sameness or difference which underlies the clothes.” The haecceitist, in contrast, holds that for individuals in different possible worlds, “a common ‘thisness’ may underlie extreme dissimilarity or distinct thisness may underlie great resemblance.”

2012, Robert Stalnaker, Mere Possibilities: Metaphysical Foundations of Modal Semantics, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 54:

(philosophy) The view that entities possess haecceity (individual essences or "thisness").


haecceitist

Probably, most of us are Haecceitists with respect to most things through time, but the very inaccessibility of other possible worlds seems to have produced a goodly number of Anti-Haecceitists with respect to trans-world identifications. Even when their quantified modal logics look Haecceitistic, their pre-systematic remarks may explain the so-called identities as a manner of speaking.

1975 November 6, David Kaplan, “How to Russell a Frege–Church”, in The Journal of Philosophy, volume 72, number 19, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 723:

Here we find the dividing line between Haecceitism and anti-Haecceitism. The Haecceitist holds that members of each pair differ from each other. The anti-Haecceitist denies this. This has a consequence for Combinatorialism. The anti-Haecceitist Combinatorialist will countenance fewer possible worlds than the Haecceitist does.

1989, D[avid] M[alet] Armstrong, A Combinatorial Theory of Possibility, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 58–59:

But a naive haecceitist would assert that when he perceives an external object he has a self-evident intuition that he grasps the haecceity of that object. Presumably, if a naive haecceitist grasps a haecceity of an external object in this way, then he can know that he grasps this haecceity.

1993, G[ary] S. Rosenkrantz, Haecceity: An Ontological Essay [Philosophical Studies series; vol. 57], Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 215:

[…] I argued that all we have here are just two verbally different formulations to which no ontological distinction corresponds. I called this position anti-haecceitist. A haecceitist was thus defined as one who holds that the two worlds are genuinely different.

1997, D[avid] M[alet] Armstrong, A World of States of Affairs, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 108:

Haecceitists maintain that individuals have nonqualitative essences, or haecceities, and that qualitatively indiscernible worlds can be indistinct; but they make an even stronger claim. We can take haecceitism to be the view that things have nonqualitative essences, but do not have any qualitative properties essentially.

2008, Neil Feit, Belief about the Self: A Defense of the Property Theory of Content, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37:

Though a Haecceitist does distinguish between a thing's essential properties and its accidental properties, the lopsided Haecceitist version of the distinction may be felt as less "invidious" than the accessible qualitative one implied by Russellian essentialism or even the inaccessible qualitative one recommended by [Saul] Kripke.

2012, William G. Lycan, Modality and Meaning, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 103:

He [David Kaplan] characterized the doctrine in highly metaphorical terms, but the basic idea of his way of drawing the distinction was that the haecceitist allows, while the anti-haecceitist rejects, the reducible identification of individuals across possible worlds. According to Kaplan's anti-haecceitist, individuals in different possible worlds may be "clothed in attributes which cause them to resemble one another closely. But there is no metaphysical reality of sameness or difference which underlies the clothes." The haecceitist, in contrast, holds that for individuals in different possible worlds, "a common 'thisness' may underlie extreme dissimilarity or distinct thisness may underlie great resemblance."

(philosophy) One who subscribes to haecceitism.


haecceitic

But that's what I mean, Everett's friends are all tired grey businessmen or engineers or something, and Francine's all seem to be mumbling poets with pimply necks, God it's all so – so haecceitic. I could've gone to Nassau ...

1983, John Sladek, Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine, London, New York, N.Y.: Granada, →ISBN:

Anyhow, the haecceitic individual would argue, as [John] Rawls would say, in virtue of his haecceitic identity alone. Sans qualities envy can neither be attributed nor imputed to him; he is nonanvious [sic: nonenvious?].

1998, A. Pampapathy Rao, Distributive Justice: A Third-world Response to Rawls and Nozick, San Francisco, Calif.: International Scholars Publications, →ISBN, page 62:

It is both diurnal, in that the greeting (and all the actions of Truman's life [Truman Burbank, protagonist in The Truman Show]) is ritualistically repeated at the same moment of each day,and contradictorily synchronic, haecceitic: all time on Truman's island is one time; it is all the time of the moment, where all futurity and historicity is compressed into the endlessly rehearsed and repeated present. […] Haecceitic temporality, or the segmentation of time into dispersed instances whole unto themselves that randomly intersect and cohere into events, is the material of a conspiratorial, destinal history founded on the retrospective forging of connections between these scattered instances.

2000, Patrick O'Donnell, Latent Destinies: Cultural Paranoia and Contemporary U.S. Narrative, Durham, N.C., London: Duke University Press, →ISBN, pages 5 and 147:

The concept of haecceity as "a mode of individuation ... very different from that of a person, subject, thing, or substance" (Deleuze and Guattari, 1987, 261) addresses directly the "agency panic" (Melley, 2000) in an age of paranoia where the grand narrative of classical liberalism is breaking down, for the haecceitic assemblage has agency shared through connections. The objects of passionate attachment are given "voice" in such an assemblage, for example Dawson [Leery]'s love of film, Clark [Kent]'s attachment to the farm, and the alien paraphernalia in Roswell.

2008, Jan Jagodzinski, Television and Youth Culture: Televised Paranoia, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 26:

A poem makes connections (that are beyond the poet's control) with a reader's worldly context via the collective assemblages with which that reader has his or her own individuating and haecceitic relation. At the same time, of course, a reader, from his or her own position, makes new connections and new haecceitic relations through a poem and undergoes a process of becoming, the outcome of which cannot be entirely determined beforehand – which is to say that a reader is 'made' by the poem in the sense that she or he becomes something new that would never have existed without the poetic encounter.

2010, Jon Clay, Sensation, Contemporary Poetry and Deleuze: Transformative Intensities, London, New York, N.Y.: Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 125–126:

A kind is haecceitic if it concerns a specified individual. For example, buying Mary a bucket of roses and moving to Dallas are haecceitic kinds. The motivation for this restriction is that normative concepts do not permit mere haecceitic differences to make a normative difference.

2015, Knut Olav Skarsaune, “How to be a Moral Platonist”, in Russ Shafer-Landau, editor, Oxford Studies in Metaethics, volume 10, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 252–253:

(philosophy) Of or pertaining to haecceity.