notes Predominantly Canadian expression. Variants include "screw the pooch", "ducked the fog". Used by French Canadians as "fourrer le chien." Also "dog fucker": a person who never does anything of redeeming value. Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted byDave C.from Ottawa, ON, Canada ...
Queen of Carthage. According to an apocryphal gospel as well as tradition, Saint Anna was also the mother of the Virgin Mary; she was particularly venerated in the Byzantine Empire, which made the name popular there.
noun one of many apocryphal sex "moves". See more words with the same meaning:sex activities, practices, moves. Last edited on Dec 23 2011. Submitted byAnonymousonDec 23 2011. +Add a definition for this slang term Share Tweet E-mail ...
96 One could argue that yelid is a participle form of the verb ילד so that the phrase does mean literally “houseborn”; yet the biblical passive participle form is ילוד.97One might thus posit that the form is an Aramaism, a form of the Pe’alpassive participle; ...
What does devil literally mean? 1 often capitalized :the most powerful spirit of evil. 2 : an evil spirit : demon, fiend. 3 : a wicked or cruel person. 4 : an attractive, mischievous, or unfortunate person a handsome devil poor devils. ...
Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register. To be avengedOn him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Authentic...
The name first appeared as the name of Sarah's mother in the Apocryphal Book of Tobit, in which it could have been derived from the Hebrew 'ednah' (meaning rejuvenation, pleasure), a word related to the name of the Garden of Eden. The first use of the given name in England was recor...
Since the journalists have been unable to find the Fidelity study, and apparently so has Fidelity, the story is probably apocryphal. But I still like the idea, since the conclusion is so much in line with my thinking.I’m not saying it’s worth dying to improve investment performance, but...
What does canon mean in literature? In literature, canon refers to the collection of works deemed authoritative, significant, and exemplary within the field. 15 How is canonicity determined in religious texts? Canonicity in religious texts is determined through theological, historical, and ecclesiastic...
If the tale is apocryphal, its meaning is not, as Deutscher notes: "Language often seems so skilfully drafted that one can hardly imagine it as anything other than the perfected handiwork of a master craftsman. How else could this instrument make so much out of three dozen measly morsels of...