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- TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the Flat. A famous community of troglodytes dwelt with David in…
- Christian: One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows…
- Infidel: In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople, one who does.
- ASS, n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear. In Virginia City, Nevada, he is called the Washoe Canary, in Dakota, the…
- ABDOMEN, n. The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but…
- Absurdity: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
- Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
- HYPOCRITE, n. One who, profession virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming to be what he depises.
- OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus tells…
- Faith. Belief without evidencein what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, ofthings without parallel.
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