The Concise Milbank Dictionary Part 2: Stale Expressions - The Management-Shaped Church

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hitherto

1. until this time hitherto, there have been no problems

2. Archaic to this place or point

 ag·on

1. A conflict, especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a work of literature.

2. The part of an ancient Greek drama, especially a comedy, in which two characters engage in verbal dispute.

3. A test of will; a conflict: "Freud's originality stemmed from his aggression and ambition in his agon with biology" (Harold Bloom).

4. A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.

dramatis personae

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the characters or a list of characters in a play or story

2. the main personalities in any situation or event

nascent

starting to grow or develop; being born

har·row·ing

Extremely distressing; agonizing: a harrowing experience.

hab·i·tus

The physical and constitutional characteristics of an individual, especially as related to the tendency to develop a certain disease.

im·pute  

1. To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to: imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.

2. To assign as a characteristic; credit

unilateral

1. of, having, affecting, or occurring on only one side

2. involving or performed by only one party of several

bi·fur·cate

To divide into two parts or branches.

To separate into two parts or branches; fork.

Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers.

es·pouse

1.a. To take in marriage; marry.

b. To give (a woman) in marriage.

2. To give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.

Jou´is`sance

n.

1.

Jollity; merriment.

de·rac·i·nate

1. To pull out by the roots; uproot.

2. To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

men·di·cant

Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.

1. A beggar.

2. A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.

coterminous

1. (Law) having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous

2. coextensive or coincident in range, time, scope, etc.

co·in·cide

1. To occupy the same relative position or the same area in space.

2. To happen at the same time or during the same period.

3. To correspond exactly; be identical.

4. To agree exactly, as in opinion; concur.  

in·nate

1. Possessed at birth; inborn.

2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.

3. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience:

to the fore

In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in plain sight; in readiness for use.

semblance [ˈsɛmbləns]n 1. outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality 2. a resemblance or copy

dis·si·pat·ed

1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.

2. Wasted or squandered.

3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.

list·less

Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic

awry

1. with a slant or twist to one side; askew

2. away from the appropriate or right course; amiss

Appendix 1

Harrowing of Hell

Appendix 2

"In my view a brief but correct definition of virtue is the ordering of love [Ordo Amoris]" (City 15:22, cf. 14.10)" Hittad här.