Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Anlace

A medieval, straight, tapering dagger, broad at the hilt and double-edged, commonly worn at the girdle.

Anoesis

A state of pure feeling, emotion, or sensation unaccompanied by any intellectual awareness, reasoning, or cognitive thought.

Aphasia

A loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.

Apologia

A formal written or spoken defense of one's opinions, religion, or actions.

Apparitional

Relating to, resembling, or having the nature of an apparition or ghost; phantom-like.

Archaism

A thing that is very old or old-fashioned; a word, spelling, or phrase that is no longer in everyday use.

Armigerous

Entitled to bear a coat of arms; belonging to the heraldic gentry.

Arthrodial

Relating to or being an arthrodia, a joint that allows slight sliding or gliding movements between bones.

Ascesis

Rigorous self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.

Ascetic

A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.

Ascetism

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

Assiduous

Showing great care, attention, and persistent effort.