Word of the Day — Archive Page #13

February 25, 2024

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What does lardo mean?

lardo(Noun)

An overweight person.

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February 24, 2024

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What does angakok mean?

Angakok

The Inuit angakkuq (plural: angakkuit, Inuktitut syllabics ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ or ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ; Inuvialuktun: angatkuq; Greenlandic: angakkoq, pl. angakkut) is an intellectual and spiritual figure in Inuit culture who corresponds to a medicine man. Other cultures, including Alaska Natives, have traditionally had similar spiritual mediators, although the Alaska Native religion has many forms and variants.

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February 23, 2024

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What does Hadith mean?

Hadith(noun)

(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions

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February 22, 2024

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What does Sufism mean?

Sufism(noun)

Islamic mysticism

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February 21, 2024

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What does fabulator mean?

fabulator(Noun)

One who writes, studies or recites fables frequently; often professionally

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February 20, 2024

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What does skald mean?

skald(Noun)

a Nordic poet of the Viking Age

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February 19, 2024

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What does saga mean?

saga(noun)

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

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