English to English Dictionary

Epigram

A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

Epopt

One who has attained the highest degree of initiation in ancient mystery religions, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Eschatology

The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

Evulse

To pull or pluck out by force; to tear away.

Exactitude

The quality of being exact, precise, and rigorously accurate.

Excrescence

A distinct, abnormal, or disfiguring outgrowth on the body of a human, animal, or plant, such as a wart or tumor.

Exhume

To dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.

Exility

The quality or state of being slender, thin, or meager.

Exogamy

The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.

Expropriation

The action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit.

Expurgation

The removal of material from a piece of writing that is considered offensive or unsuitable.

Ferly

Strange, wondrous, marvelous, or unexpected.