Author: Digital Citizen

Definition: Distyle, Pelta, Aspergillum, Augur, Flamen

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Words you need to know to prepare for a sacrifice. 😉

 

Distyle

A building that has a porch supported by two columns

 

Pelta

A small shield used in art or decoration, especially elliptical or crescent-shaped

 

Aspergillum

An implement for sprinkling holy water (ball or brush on end of stick)

 

Augur

Curved wand of a religious official

 

Flamen

Priest of the ancient Roman religion who was assigned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic

 

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Is There a Novelette Coronavirus?

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Ah, the novel coronavirus! The way things are playing out, its story will be a novel, all right!

But does it have to be that way? Isn’t there anything that could turn it into a novelette coronavirus? One with a much shorter history of impact and grip on humanity?

It might well turn out that whomever labeled the coronavirus as “novel”, might have given it a far more meaningful name than they knew!

Definition: Cameo (jewellery), Privilege Violence, Ungrounded Object

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A different definition for cameo.

 

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Definition: Cuirass, Promulgate, Perambulate

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Augustus of Primaporta… a leader known for peace, even after some war.

 

https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1221445761738641408

 

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Definition: Architrave, Pronaos, Ovolo, Egg-and-dart, Vestibule, Antechamber

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One of those articles where I knew very little about what it was talking about so I ended up learning a slew of words.

 

Architrave

(in classical architecture) a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature

 

Pronaos

A vestibule at the front of a classical temple, enclosed by a portico and projecting sidewalls

 

Vestibule

An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building

 

Antechamber

A small room leading to a main one

 

Ovolo

A rounded convex molding, in cross section a quarter of a circle or ellipse

 

Egg-and-dart

An ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo (aka egg-and-tongue, egg and anchor, or egg and star)

 

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