Candide, Chapters 1-6

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  1. deism
    the belief in God on the basis of reason alone
  2. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  3. theodicy
    the branch of religious studies that defends God's goodness
  4. optimism
    the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well
  5. disposition
    a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency
    3
  6. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    3
  7. heraldic
    indicative of or announcing something to come
    3
  8. almoner
    an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
    Really just someone who distributes alms. Ignore the above definition.

    3
  9. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
    3
  10. toothsome
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    4
  11. metaphysics
    the philosophical study of being and knowing
    4
  12. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
    5
  13. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
    5
  14. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
    5
  15. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
    6
  16. juridic
    relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
    6
  17. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
    6
  18. marchioness
    a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
    10
  19. cochineal
    a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
    11
  20. blackguard
    someone who is morally reprehensible
    12
  21. auto-da-fe
    the burning to death of heretics
    14
  22. mitre
    a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
    15
  23. plainchant
    a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
    15
  24. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
    15
  25. Manichaeanism
    a religion founded by Manes in the third century
    To be Manichean is to follow the philosophy of Manichaeism, which is an old religion that breaks everything down into good or evil. It also means “duality,” so if your thinking is Manichean, you see things in black and white.
    Manichean comes from the word Mani, which is the name of an apostle who lived in Mesopotamia in the 240’s, who taught a universal religion based on what we now call dualism. If you believe in the Manichean idea of dualism, you tend to look at things as having two sides that
  26. Pangloss
    an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire
    Literally means "All tongue"
  27. El Dorado
    an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity
  28. Leibniz
    German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)
  29. Te Deum
    an ancient liturgical hymn
    7
  30. Anabaptism
    a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
    9
Created on Fri Oct 27 11:44:22 EDT 2017 (updated Sat Oct 28 15:26:53 EDT 2017)

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