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Posted on 04-16-04 03:56 AM Link | Quote
Rules: no using dictionarys, asking other people, or stupid guesses, these are only for people who know (or think they know) the definitions

after these 5 words are solved i will add another 5, points will be givin out, have fun
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telesthesia

antilapsarianism

antidisestablishmentarianism

obscurantism

omoplatoscopy


(edited by paradox on 04-15-04 06:57 PM)
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Posted on 04-16-04 05:59 AM Link | Quote
Antidisestablishmentarianism: Against the idea of not establishing something?
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Posted on 04-16-04 06:02 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Jarukoth
Antidisestablishmentarianism: Against the idea of not establishing something?


Anti- Against
disestablishment-Not establishing
arianism-Boundary between church and state

So you are against the taking down the seperation of church and state
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Posted on 04-16-04 02:29 PM Link | Quote
very close, but no cigar
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Posted on 04-16-04 05:39 PM Link | Quote
Are they even actual words
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Posted on 04-17-04 12:28 AM Link | Quote
Antidisestablishmentarianism is being against the belief of destruction of government, isn't it?
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Posted on 04-17-04 02:39 AM Link | Quote
Antidisestablishmentarianism - Those who are against those who are against totaltarianism?
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tinzee- yes they are real words

NSNick- your thinking of anarchy i guess

Clockworks- so your saying they dont like people against totaltarianism? no sorry


(edited by paradox on 04-16-04 07:29 PM)
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Posted on 04-17-04 04:34 AM Link | Quote
No, those against anarchy.
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Posted on 04-18-04 11:42 PM Link | Quote
no sorry why dont you guys try guessing the other words?
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Posted on 04-19-04 12:44 PM Link | Quote

antilapsarianism: people against the passing away of God.
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Posted on 04-19-04 05:54 PM Link | Quote
Obscurantism: making something hard to find?
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Posted on 04-20-04 03:26 AM Link | Quote
telesthesia-abnormal impression of objects beyond the senses

antilapsarianism- denial of doctrine of the fall of humanity

antidisestablishmentarianism -doctrine opposed to removing Church of England's official religion status

obscurantism-policy of withholding knowledge from the public

omoplatoscopy-divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae

i was tired of grading you guys...here are the definitions
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Posted on 04-20-04 03:28 AM Link | Quote
ok... so, we're done?
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Posted on 04-20-04 03:46 AM Link | Quote
aba-

abecedarian-


im only going to do 2 every time now...
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Posted on 04-20-04 03:49 AM Link | Quote
well, aba in Hebrew means father, so I am going to guess it means father here, too.
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Posted on 04-20-04 03:57 AM Link | Quote
it has nothing to do with father at all good guess though
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Posted on 04-20-04 04:02 AM Link | Quote
it's probably something middle Eastern then...

As for the other, based on what I learned in latin, with abecedarium, which would have something to do with the alphabet, I would say that with the ending it has, it is probably something like "studier of the alphabet"
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Posted on 04-20-04 04:32 AM Link | Quote
I looked up antidisestablishmentarianism (after guessing, of course), and your definition is a specific use of the more general term. Dictionary.com wouldn't give me the definition of the word, but it would for disestablishmentarianism, which is "dis
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Posted on 04-20-04 12:27 PM Link | Quote
aba - means something like being away or something.

And i wouldn't have a clue what the other word is
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