Sanguinarian Noun: A person who is optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. From Sanguine. Example: “Simon the sanguinarian didn’t seem upset by th...Read More
Sacralization Noun: To make sacred by by ritual worship. Example: “The sacralization of climate change has made debate about it difficult.” From Dictionary.com...Read More
Scaphism Noun: An Ancient Persian form of torture that involved putting the victim into a container with insects. Example: “After what he did scaphism is what he deserves.” From Wikipedia....Read More
Nihilism Noun: Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Anarchy Example: When the Nihilists take over shortages quickly follow. From Dictionary.com ...Read More
Heuristic A method of getting people to learn for themselves by trial and error. Example: “He developed a heuristic that made the children want to find the hidden clues.” In Dictionary.com...Read More
Senescent Aging but still alive. Example: “Don’t call me old. I like to think of myself as senescent.” In Dictionary.com Different than sentient which means having feelings or being ...Read More
Empirical Adjective, Derived from experience, not theoretical. Example: “Communism was a good theory but it certainly failed empirically.” ...Read More