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psychopompous
psychopompous (sahy-koh-pom-puhs) [< Greek: ψυχοπομπώδης], adj. Mythology. characterized by an affectedly grand, solemn, pretentious, or self-important guidance into the afterlife. Ex.: That Charon is a psychopompous ass.
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religioscopy
religioscopy (ri-lij-ee-os-kuh-pee), n. an internal examination of ardent religious feeling, investigating symptoms such as excessive or affected piety, superficiality, ostentation, or hypocrisy; requires sedation.
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de-facto
de-facto (dee-fak-toh), adj. Politics. with the facts removed; presented as if true, especially when contrary to obvious evidence . Ex.: the de-facto size of the inauguration crowd.
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Music as meditation: Midori’s Bali
Google tells me that I’ve got a song in my music library with 1500+ plays. I’ve got a few others with over 1200 plays, and a couple more approaching 1000.
I believe Google, too, though I know these numbers actually understate the reality.
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sellacious
sellacious (sel-ley-shuh s), adj. characterized by unnecessarily detailed descriptions of a celebrity’s potentially embarrassing sexual behavior, made available for purchase, either for publication or to avoid publication. Ex.: the National Enquirer’s safe full of sellacious stories.
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