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Economist 5

cult

n. system of rituals, extreme devotion (sư tôn thờ)

eg. the advantages of the new cult of globalisation at first hand.

mesmerize

v. hypnotize, rivet

eg. think-tankers (who are mesmerized by the idea of a global knowledge economy)

staple

adj/n. main or important event

eg. Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.

egalitarian

adj/n. advocate of equal rights

eg. The French and German governments are doing battle with academic egalitarians

spice

v. flavor with spices
spice up = make more exciting and interesting

contrive

v. manage to do sth (often foolish)

eg. somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.

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.

globe-trotting

adj. traveling the world, peripatetic

eg. 1960s globe-trotting professors were so commonplace that they had become the butt of jokes

trot

v. walk with moderate step

eg. She trotted her pony around the field.

canon

a general rule or principle

eg. the Church canon law

pronouncement

authoritative announcement or declaration

eg. She made an official pronouncement on changes in government policy.

paedophile

n. a person who is sexually attracted to children

eg. the storm over paedophile priests having sex with young men.

contraception

n. prevention of pregnancy

eg. Paul VI (who condemned contraception)

persecution

n. oppression, torture, harassment

eg. to criticise Catholics with those deployed in the persecution of Jews

lieutenant

n. a deputy officer just below the captain

eg. to undermine the pope’s legitimacy in the eyes of his own lieutenants

legitimacy

n. tính hợp pháp

cardinal

n. priest of high rank, just below the Pope (adj: fundamental)

eg. his courtier Angelo Sodano, the dean of the college of cardinals

dean

n. the head of a church/university

eg. his courtier Angelo Sodano is the dean of the college of cardinals

liturgy

n. form of public worship; collection of prayers (song, hymn,...)

eg. the start of the most solemn Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy

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

penchant

n. liking, inclination

eg. A penchant for conspiracy is no help to the Vatican’s image

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