anthroposophy | (noun) a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education | - |
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automysophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of being dirty | - |
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basophil | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophile |
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basophile | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophil |
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basophilia | (noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes | - |
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deipnosophist | (noun) someone skilled at informal chitchat | - |
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drosophila | (noun) small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance | Synonyms: Drosophila melanogaster |
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esophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: oesophagitis |
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esophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: oesophagoscope |
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esophagus | (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | Synonyms: gorge, gullet, oesophagus |
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gymnosophist | (noun) member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) | - |
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gymnosophy | (noun) the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation | - |
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isophene | (noun) a line indicating biological events occurring with coincidence such as plants flowering. | - |
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isophone | (noun) linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found. | - |
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mesophyron | (noun) a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges | Synonyms: glabella |
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mesophyte | (noun) land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte | Synonyms: mesophytic plant |
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morosoph | (noun) a learned fool | - |
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musophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of mice | - |
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mysophilia | (noun) abnormal attraction to filth | - |
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mysophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of dirt or contamination | - |
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nasopharynx | (noun) cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx | - |
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oesophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: esophagitis |
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oesophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: esophagoscope |
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oesophagus | (noun) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | Synonyms: esophagus, gorge, gullet |
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philosopher | (noun) a specialist in philosophy | - |
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(noun) a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity | - |
philosophicalness | (noun) The state or quality of having the attitude of a philosopher; specifically, of being calm or unflinching in the face of trouble, defeat, or loss. | - |
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philosophiser | (noun) someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view | Synonyms: philosophizer |
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philosophizer | (noun) someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view | Synonyms: philosophiser |
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philosophizing | (noun) the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy | - |
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philosophy | (noun) the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | - |
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(noun) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | Synonyms: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought |
(noun) any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | - |
soph | (noun) a second-year undergraduate | Synonyms: sophomore |
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sophism | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophistication, sophistry |
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sophist | (noun) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious | Synonyms: casuist |
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sophisticate | (noun) a worldly-wise person | Synonyms: man of the world |
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sophistication | (noun) falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies | - |
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(noun) the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment | Synonyms: mundaneness, mundanity, worldliness |
(noun) uplifting enlightenment | Synonyms: edification |
(noun) being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject | - |
(noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophism, sophistry |
sophistry | (noun) a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | Synonyms: sophism, sophistication |
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sophomore | (noun) a second-year undergraduate | Synonyms: soph |
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theosophism | (noun) belief in theosophy | - |
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theosophist | (noun) a believer in theosophy | - |
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theosophy | (noun) a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul | - |
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