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| cult |
n. system of rituals, extreme devotion (sư tôn thờ)
eg. the advantages of the new cult of globalisation at first hand. |
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| mesmerize |
v. hypnotize, rivet
eg. think-tankers (who are mesmerized by the idea of a global knowledge economy) |
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| staple |
adj/n. main or important event
eg. Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy. |
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| egalitarian |
adj/n. advocate of equal rights
eg. The French and German governments are doing battle with academic egalitarians |
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| spice |
v. flavor with spices
spice up = make more exciting and interesting |
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| contrive |
v. manage to do sth (often foolish)
eg. somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed. |
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| sabbatical |
a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher for study or travel
eg. sabbatical-seekers contrive to spend ever more time abroad. |
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| globe-trotting |
adj. traveling the world, peripatetic
eg. 1960s globe-trotting professors were so commonplace that they had become the butt of jokes |
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| trot |
v. walk with moderate step
eg. She trotted her pony around the field. |
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| canon |
a general rule or principle
eg. the Church canon law |
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| pronouncement |
authoritative announcement or declaration
eg. She made an official pronouncement on changes in government policy. |
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| paedophile |
n. a person who is sexually attracted to children
eg. the storm over paedophile priests having sex with young men. |
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| contraception |
n. prevention of pregnancy
eg. Paul VI (who condemned contraception) |
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| persecution |
n. oppression, torture, harassment
eg. to criticise Catholics with those deployed in the persecution of Jews |
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| lieutenant |
n. a deputy officer just below the captain
eg. to undermine the pope’s legitimacy in the eyes of his own lieutenants |
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| legitimacy |
n. tính hợp pháp |
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| cardinal |
n. priest of high rank, just below the Pope (adj: fundamental)
eg. his courtier Angelo Sodano, the dean of the college of cardinals |
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| dean |
n. the head of a church/university
eg. his courtier Angelo Sodano is the dean of the college of cardinals |
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| liturgy |
n. form of public worship; collection of prayers (song, hymn,...)
eg. the start of the most solemn Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy |
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| courtier |
n. companion and adviser of the king
eg. the ruler sat on a gilded throne before the multitude as a courtier extolled his virtues |
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| penchant |
n. liking, inclination
eg. A penchant for conspiracy is no help to the Vatican’s image |
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