Peculiar+form+of+speech
11Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
12dialect — n 1 Dialect, vernacular, patois, lingo, jargon, cant, argot, slang denote a form of language or a style of speech which varies from that accepted as the literary standard. Dialect (see also LANGUAGE 1) is applied ordinarily to a form of a… …
13Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
14dialect — [dī′ə lekt΄] n. [L dialectus < Gr dialektos, discourse, discussion, dialect < dialegesthai, to discourse, talk < dia, between (see DIA ) + legein, to choose, talk (see LOGIC)] 1. the sum total of local characteristics of speech 2. Rare… …
15Character mask — Part of a series on Marxism …
16lan|guage — «LANG gwihj», noun. 1. human speech, spoken or written: »Without language men would be like animals. Language is the basis of man s uniqueness, and the essence of his culture (Scientific American). 2. the speech used by one nation, tribe, or… …
17Idiom dictionary — The h word idiom was itself derived from the Greek “ἰδίωμα (idioma), which can be variously translated as peculiarity, property, or peculiar phraseology. Hence the word has come to be used to describe the form of speech peculiar to a people or… …
18idiom — (n.) 1580s, form of speech peculiar to a people or place, from M.Fr. idiome (16c.) and directly from L.L. idioma a peculiarity in language, from Gk. idioma peculiarity, peculiar phraseology, from idioumai to appropriate to oneself, from idios… …
19Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament — Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Poetry of the Old Testament Since the Bible is divinely inspired, and thus becomes the written word of God, many devout souls are averse from handling it as… …
20accent — accentless, adj. accentuable /ak sen chooh euh beuhl/, adj. n. /ak sent/; v. /ak sent, ak sent /, n. 1. prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. 2. degree of prominence of a …
