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acharistos
ungracious, unpleasant
agapęsis
affection
agathon
the good
agatha -
good
aphona -
mutes
Aletheia -
objectivity
alexeteria -
protections or screens
alexipharmapaskhein -
antidote science of easure
aniara - (aniaros)
painful, troublesome
amunterion -
protection
amunteria -
defenses
anamnesis -
a way of remembering
aphrodesia
sexual or physical pleasure
arithmein-
counting
asuntheton -
simple, indivisible
boetheia - assistance
boethein - support
charis
A consent that a woman gives a man
(Foucalt, The Care of the Self, p.206),
also kindness (Foucault, p.207)
This is a recent meaning of charis. Earlier the term
grace, thankfulness, favor or the granting of one's favor.
chairein - (khairein )
pleasure
D
deinon -
the strange
desmon -
unity
diairesis-
dividing and collecting
doxa-
opinion
doxosohoi-
fake or self-proclaimed
wise men. (Plato's dfinition of
a sophist).
diairesis-
dividing and collecting
eidos -
that which can be imitated,
reproduced, repeated in its identity,
repeated as the same
eros
love
ethelxe
beguile something
ekgonos
offspring
ekgona -
offspring
ekmageion -
impressions
elenchus -
refutation
epoidon -
or enchanter (via music or song), a charmer
eunoia
mutual kindness
euetheia - foolishness
goes -
wizard
goeteia -
sorcery, jugglery
goetas -
quacks
graphema -
piece of writing
histanai
weighing
holiday
heorte
hubris-
a wanton violence derived from
overweening pride or excessive self-absorption; insolence
humnos -
hymn, song to the gods, a mournful dirge
hypomnesis -
mechanical devices substituted for truth
ikhnos - trace
tauton ikhnos - footsteps
khairein (or chairein)
pleasure
krinein -
to deccide
kulindeit
rolls
lethe
death and oblivion
logon
reason
logos -
Speech, spoken stories, tales or an idea.
A theory, a rule of law, a scientific hypothesis or observation regarding reality or nature.
A mental argument or a pondering.
Thinking or the faculty of reason.
logos gegrammenos -
speech
manikos -
scatterbrained
metrein -
measuring
mneme -
live memory
nomos -
law
noesis -
the intuited
perceived by the mind
apprehended, thought about
paidia
a childish game or amusement
opposite of spoude
paradeigmatos
pattern
pater
the chief, the capital, the goods
peitho
persuasion, eloquent persuasion
phainomenon
appearance
phantasma
(the copy of a copy) or "simulacrum".
phantasm
appearance
pharmakeia
pigments
pharmaka
plural of pharmakon
also painter's colors
pharmakon
it means both remedy
and poison, and in ancient Greek
it also means to paint with an arti-
ficial color, a chemical dye, that
imitates nature. Also, perfume.phone
- sound phoneenta (ta) - vowells
phronein
prudence
problemata
problems
phone
experience, voice
pharmakou
particular color
phragmata
fences
pistis
loytality
repli-
folding back
sapheneia -
clarity
sophi
wise men
skiagraphia
scene painting
sophrosune
moderation, soundness of mind and judgment,
temperance and self-control
spoude
haste, zeal, effort
and also earnestness
and, derivately, an act undertaken seriously.
spoutdi
serious intent
stoikheia
elements or letters
summeikton-
mixture
stoikheion
elementary sounds
synagoge
analysis and synthesis
tauton ikhnos
footsteps
thaumatopoia -
witchcraft
tekhne -
art
timę
mutual respect
tupoi
imprints
zographema
portrait
zoon
living thing, living creature
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philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to, strong tendency toward, affinity for).
abrakophile, abrakophilist:
A collector who has a fondness for collecting knickknacks or trinkets.
abrakophilia, abrakophilism:
A fondness for collecting knickknacks or trinkets.
acarophilous, acarophile, acarophily:
In biology, thriving in association with mites; attracted to or attractive to mites.
acidophilic, acidophile, acidophily:
1. In biology, thriving in an acidic environment; a microorganism that grows
well in a highly acid medium. 2. Any microorganism that can or must live in an
acidic environment (pH below 6). 3. Easily stained with acid dye.
acrodendrophilous, acrodendrophile, acrodendrophily:
In biology, thriving in tree-top habitats.
acrohygrophilous, aerohygrophile, aerohygrophily:
In biology, thriving in high atmospheric humidity.
acrophilous, acrophile, acrophily:
In biology, pertaining to or dwelling in lofty peaks.
actophilous, actophile, actophily:
In biology, thriving on rocky seashores or growing on coasts.
aellophilous, aellophile, aellophily:
In biology, said of plants distributed by stormy winds.
aerophilately:
The collecting of airmail stamps.
aerophilous, aerophile, aerophily:
In biology, 1. Pollinated by wind; fertilized by airborne pollen. 2. Thriving in exposed windy habitats. 3. Disseminated by the wind. 4. Air-loving.
agrophilous, agrophile, agrophily:
In biology, thriving in cultivated soils or dwelling in cultivated fields of grain.
aigialophilous, aigialophile, aigialophily:
In biology, thriving in beach habitats.
ailurophilous [aelurophilous], ailurophile [aelurophile], ailurophily, [aelurophily]:
One who loves, or is especially fond, of cats.
aiphyllophilous, aiphyllophile, aiphyllophily:
In biology, thriving in evergreen woodland.
aithalophilous, aithalophile, aithalophily:
In biology, thriving in evergreen thickets.
alcoholophilia:
A morbid craving for alcoholic drinks.
aletophilous, aletophile, aletophily:
In biology, thriving on roadside verges and beside railway tracks.
alkaliphilic, alkaliphile, alkaliphily, alkalophile:
In biology, thriving in alkaline habitats. An organism that grows best in high
pH (alkaline) environments of 8-11. They survive and produce poorly, or not at
all, in a pH below 7.
allophilous, allophily:
In biology, a reference to a plant that lacks morphological adaptations for
attracting and guiding pollinators.
alsophilous, alsophile, alsophily:
In biology, thriving in woody grove habitats.
amathophilous, amathophile, amathophily:
In biology, thriving in sandy plains or soils.
Amerindophile, Amerindophilist:
A collector of Red Indian paraphernalia or articles.
ammochthophilous, ammochthophile, ammochthophily:
In biology, thriving on or exhibiting a preference for sand banks.
ammophilous, ammophile, ammophily:
In biology, thriving in sandy habitats.
amourophile, amourophilist:
A collector of valentine cards.
amphophil, amphophile:
1. Having an affinity both for acid and for basic dyes. Also: amphophilic,
amphophilous. 2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes.
Also: amphocyte. Synonyms: amphochromatophil, amphochromatophile,
amphochromophil, amphochromophile.
anaglyphile, anaglyphily:
A fondness for collecting medallions; a collector of medallions.
ancophilous, ancophile, anophily:
In biology, thriving in canyon forests.
androphilous, androphile, androphily:
In biology, thriving or dwelling in proximity to man.
anemophilous, anemophile, anemophily:
In biology, 1. Dispersed by wind. 2. Applied to plants (flowers, trees, etc.)
that are fertilized by pollen conveyed by the wind; pollinated by wind-blown
pollen. 3. Thriving in sand draws.
Anglophile:
One who admires England, its people, its culture, or to what is English.
anheliophilous, anheliophile, anheliophily:
In biology, thriving in diffuse sunlight; for example, heliconias [a combination
of helio-, “sun” and conio-, “dust”].
anthophilous, anthophile, anthophily:
In biology, attracted to, or feeding on, flowers; living on or frequenting flowers.
anthropophilous, anthropophile, anthropophily:
In biology, 1. Thriving in close proximity to mankind. 2. A reference to biting
or blood-sucking insects that feed on humans.
apopurophilist, apopurophile:
A collector of fire marks or a fondness for collecting them.
arctophilist, arctophile:
One who collects teddy bears or a collector of teddy bears.
argillophilous, argillophile, argillophily:
In biology, thriving in clay or mud.
argyrophil, argyrophile:
Pertaining to tissue elements that are capable of impregnation with silver ions
and being made visible after an external reducing agent is used.
Synonyms: argentophil, argentophile.
astrophile:
A love or fondness of the stars.
audiophile:
A devotee of high-fidelity reproduction of sound (chiefly U.S.). A person having
an ardent interest in stereo or high-fidelity sound reproduction.
aulosophile, aulosophilist:
A collector of reed instruments.
autassasinophilia:
Stage-managing one’s own murder, reported as an extreme form of masochism.
autonumerophile, autonumerophilist:
A love of collecting car numbers. A collector of car numbers (license-plate numbers).
autophilous, autophilia, autophily:
1. In biology, self-pollinating. 2. In psychiatry, self-love; narcissism.