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erroneous.adjective
containing or derived
from error; beliefs, opinions or
methods that are erroneous are based on information that is incorrect or
only partly correct; mistaken (erroneous conclusions); wandering about
in error;
wrong; mistaken
erroneously.adverb
erroneousness.noun,.plural.erroneousnesses
erudite.adjective
having or showing extensive scholarship; learned;
having or showing knowledge that is learned by studying, as opposed to
experiential
learning (a bookworm for example, lots of knowledge but perhaps little
or no experience in life with it, thus, lacking experiences providing wisdom)
eruditely.adverb
erudition.noun,.plural.eruditions
deep extensive learning;
knowledge
eruditeness.noun,.plural.eruditenesses
esoteric.adjective
intended for or comprehended by only a chosen
few such as the management group, the priestly order in the time of Emmanuel
and thereafter (recall the burning of books, the burnings at the stake,
the
martyrizing of so many, etc.); the philosophy of aloofness or keeping
others ignorant so as to maintain secrecy, respect and distance in relationships;
one makes little or no effort towards building trust; a protection wall
for the one holding to the philosophy, used to
exclude others, hide the heart's real intent, maintain control at the
expense of others and secret meeting behind closed doors; perhaps better
known as sneaky
elitism or untoward-surreptitiousness;
contrast
exoteric
esoterically.adverb
exoteric.adjective
not confined
to an inner circle of individuals; available to all transparent
as opposed to hidden dealings (if workings are honest they do not need
to be kept out of public view); popular;
of.or.relating.to
the outside; external
exoterically.adverb
espouse, espoused,
espousing,
espouses.transitive
verbs
to give loyalty and support to; if you espouse
a particular policy, cause or belief, you become very interested in it
and give your support to it; to become attached to; to take on; adopt (governments
want you to espouse tenets
unapproved by people, yet presented as necessary burdens to be borne
and so, in much the same fashion, many churches adopt that approach)
espouser.noun,.plural.espousers
espousal.noun,.plural.espousals
adoption of an idea or a cause; a betrothal;
a wedding ceremony
essay.noun,.plural.essays
a short literary composition dealing with a single
subject from a personal point of view and without attempting completeness
essay, essayed,
essaying,
essays.transitive
verbs
to make an attempt
at; try;
to subject
to a test; compare assay
essayer.noun,.plural.essayers
essayist.noun,.plural.essayists
a writer of essays
essence.noun,.plural.essences
the intrinsic
or indispensable.properties
that serve to characterize
or identify something; the most important ingredient (its the spiritual
that is behind all physicalness; the essence of creation); the crucial
element; the inherent, unchanging
nature of a thing; essentially, basically (what is the essence {the essential
part} of the matter, of the subject); in essence; in or by its very nature;
the permanent (real you, your soul) as
contrasted with the projected
element of being; the individual, real or ultimate nature of a thing
especially as opposed to just its physical {external from the invisible}
existence; the truth about the nature of; an extract
that has the fundamental properties
of a substance
in concentrated
form (orange essence added to orange juice to make it taste fresh after
weeks of shelf life)
in essence.idiom
by nature;
essentially
(he is in essence a gregarious.sort)
esteem,
esteemed,
esteeming,
esteems.transitive
verbs
the word 'esteem' comes from Middle
English 'estemen' meaning to appraise;
esteem is a value of attitude, a
seeing to needs of others and leading them forward in life and to lead
them you have to be alongside them in the journey; it's a going together
in life (to lead someone to a better place in life, they have to be willing
to come along with you and they will if they believe what you are doing
is in their overall best interests); to regard
someone with respect; to value;
to prize; to consider (esteemed it an honor
to help them); it's a doing unto others as you would have them do to you:.Matthew
22:36-40
synonyms.appreciate,
value,
prize, treasure, cherish
esteem.noun,.plural.esteems
favorable regard
synonyms.regard,
admiration,
respect
ester.noun,.plural.esters
any of a class of organic compounds corresponding
to the inorganic salts and formed from an organic acid and an alcohol
aesthetic.or.esthetic.adjective
relating to the philosophy or theories of esthetics;
of or concerning the appreciation of beauty
or good taste; characterized
by a heightened sensitivity to beauty; artistic
aesthetic.or.esthetic.noun,.plural.aesthetics.or.esthetics
a guiding principle in matters of artistic beauty
and taste; an underlying principle, a set of principles or a view often
manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior
aesthetical.or.esthetical.adjective
aesthetically.or.esthetically.adverb
estrus.noun
the sexual excitement or heat of female mammals
corresponding to rut in male animals
et al.abbreviation
also with a period.et
al..or.et
alia
'et al' means 'and company' or 'and others'.like
them, that is, of the same ilk
(the scientist was accompanied by others who were doing similar research;
the scientist Martin et al are expected to arrive this afternoon)
et seq.abbreviation
Latin
'et sequens' meaning 'and the following one(s)'
ether.plural
noun.
the invisible 'nothingness' also known as dark
energy (a.k.a..vacuum
and the invisible energy), dark because we can't see it; the heavens; any
of a class of organic compounds in which two hydrocarbon groups are linked
by an oxygen atom;
a volatile,
highly flammable.liquid,
C2H5OC2H5, derived
from the distillation
of ethyl alcohol with
sulfuric
acid and widely used as a reagent,
a solvent
and an anesthetic;
also called diethyl ether and ethyl ether
etheric.adjective
ethereal.adjective
ethereal means unrelated to practical
things and the real world as compared to the fantasy
world people hold onto in their minds (the ethereal nature of romantic
fiction); far away to grasp
for useful day to day living; very light; characterized
by lightness and insubstantiality;
intangible;
airy-fairy;
like the ether or upper regions of space
ethereally.adverb
etherealize, etherealized,
etherealizing,
etherealizes.transitive
and intransitive verbs
to make or become ethereal
ethereality, etherealness,
etherealization.nouns
ethical.adjective
conforming
to
moral standards
ethically.adverb
ethicize.transitive
verb
to make or regard
as ethical
ethic.noun,.plural.ethics
a set of principles of conduct producing no downside
in life for anyone; the right from wrong ways of thinking where one's actions
come forth from:.Matthew
7:16,20; moral values
ethics.used
with a singular-verb
the study of the general nature of morals and
of the specific moral
choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy
ethics.used
with a singular.plural.verb
the rules or standards governing the conduct of
a person or the members of a profession (police ethics)
etymology.noun,.plural.etymologies
etymology is the study of the origins
and historical development of
words; the etymology of a particular word is its history; the branch of
linguistics
that deals with word derivations;
origin and development of a word; an account of this
etymologist.noun,.plural.etymologists
an expert in etymology
etymological.adjective
etymologically.adverb
etymologize.transitive.or.intransitive
verb
etymon.noun,.plural.etymons
the original form of a word, from which its derivatives
have developed
Eucharist.noun,.plural.Eucharists
Eucharist is a Greek word meaning 'thanksgiving'.
It
denotes a
sacrament
and the central act of worship in many Christian
churches, in which bread and wine are consecrated
and consumed in remembrance of the death of one called Emmanuel;
some churches take it a step further with their doctrine
of transubstantiation;
the Eucharist is also called Communion;
it includes the consecrated
elements
of this
rite; basically
it is a time when a few who believe what Emmanuel
had done gather to give thanks and share in taking some wine (symbolic
of Emmanuel's
blood shed for all sins for all time)
and eating some bread (symbolic of His body being physically broken so
that those who are sick can be healed):.1Corinthians
11:23-26. Also, at this time those gathered often pray
for others of concern:.Ephesians
6:18; the famous Dr Ken McAll's example
showing the power of the Eucharist is in the beliefs of those participating
in it
Euclidean.also.Euclidian.geometry
of or relating to the geometric principles discovered
by Euclid, a Greek mathematician of B.C.E.
3rd century who applied its
deductive
principles of logic to (theorem
1 leads to theorem 2, and 2 to 3 and so on; thus being algorithmic),
thereby deriving statements from
clearly defined axioms
non-Euclidean.adjective
Mathematics:.of,
relating.to.or.being
any of several modern.geometries
that are not based on the postulates
of Euclid
enlighten, enlightened,
enlightening,
enlightens.transitive
verbs
to give spiritual or intellectual insight to (the
Bible
will provide enlightenment to all who read it); to give information to;
inform; instruct ("Enlighten
the people generally and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish
like evil spirits at the dawn of day."....Thomas
Jefferson;."Enlightenment
equals self actualization."....Maslow);
being enlightened is to have found meaning, beauty,
laughter, playfulness; enlightenment has been observed as a 'second
birth' as it renews the person
enlightener.noun,.plural.enlighteners
enlightenment.noun
the act or a means of enlightening;
the state of being enlightened;
pathway
to enlightenment
Buddhism:
blessed state in which the individual transcends
desire and suffering and attains Nirvana
experiential.adjective
relating
to or derived
from experience
experientially.adverb
experience.noun,.plural.experiences
experience is experimented
living; knowledge or skill
gained from one's thoughts
and/or actions in life (his female partner has learned much experience
with her mother in taking care of twins; he's counting on his mother to
take care of the twins for him, as she's had plenty of experience with
them); experience is used to refer
to the past events, knowledge and feelings that make up someone's life
or character (I should not be in any danger here, but experience has taught
me caution; she had learned from experience to take little rests in between
her daily routine); an experience is something that you do or that happens
to you, especially something important that affects you (his only experience
of gardening so far proved immensely satisfying; many of his clients are
unbelievably nervous, usually because of a bad experience in the past);
if you experience a particular situation, you are in that situation happens
to you; (we had never experienced this kind of holiday before and had no
idea what to expect; if you experience a feeling, you feel it or are affected
by it (widows seem to experience more distress
than do widowers); an experience is the apprehension
of an object,
a thought or an emotion through the senses or mind (a child's first experience
of snow; imagination
provided the experience of peace when she thought of a tranquil
countryside scene); active participation in events or activities, leading
to the accumulation of knowledge or skill (a lesson taught by experience;
a carpenter with experience in wall and roof repair); the knowledge or
skill so derived; an event or a series of events participated in or lived
through; the totality of such events in the past of an individual or a
group
experience, experienced,
experiencing,
experiences
transitive verb use.to
participate in personally; undergo: experience a great adventure; experienced
loneliness
experiencer.noun,.plural.experiencers
etiology.noun,.plural.etiologies
the study of causes or origins; the branch of
medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease; assignment of
a cause, an origin or a reason for something; the cause or origin of a
disease or disorder as determined by scientific diagnosis
etiologic.or.etiological.adjective
etiologically.adverb
etiologist.noun
exhaust, exhausted,
exhausting,
exhausts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
wear out completely; tire; to drain of resources or properties; deplete
(chemically fertilized crops that exhausted the soil); to use up completely
(the rains finally exhausted themselves); to let out or draw off (exhaust
vaporous wastes through a pipe, such as a vehicle's exhaust)
intransitive verb use.to
escape or pass out (steam exhausts through this valve)
exhaustion.noun
the act
or an instance
of exhausting; the state
of being
exhausted; extreme.fatigue
(long distance runners are prone
to collapsing
from exhaustion)
exhaust.noun
the escape or release of vaporous waste material,
as from an engine; the poisonous fumes or gases so released; a duct or
pipe through which waste material is emitted
exhaustedly, exhaustingly.adverb
exhaustible.adjective
exhauster, exhaustibility.nouns
exhaustive.adjective
treating all parts or aspects without omission;
thorough.(an
exhaustive study); tending to exhaust
exhaustively.adverb
exhaustiveness, exhaustivity.nouns
ecumenical.also.ecumenic.adjective
of worldwide scope or applicability; universal;
concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions
ecumenical, ecumenicalism.nouns
ecumenically.adverb
enamor, enamored,
enamoring,
enamors.transitive
verbs
to inspire with love;
amorous;
captivate
(was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming
island); infatuated by; taking
great pleasure in something (found herself enamored of those huge
English teas); charmed, enchanted,
entranced,
fascinated
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