Rod's Word of the Day

Filioque   National Review, The Tuesday: BY KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON December 14, 2021-  I do not know many Americans, including very devout Christians, who are losing any sleep about the filioque or transubstantiation, and nobody who is much interested in dispensationalism other than those with a professional interest in the subject. link Filioque (/ˌfɪliˈoʊkwi, -kweɪ/ FIL-ee-OH-kwee, -⁠kway; Ecclesiastical Latin: [filiˈokwe]) is a Latin term ("and from the Son") added to the original Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (commonly known as the Nicene Creed), and which has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. It is a term that refers to the Son, Jesus Christ, as an additional origin point of the Holy Spirit.

  pasquinade [ˌpaskwəˈnād] NOUN a satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered publicly in a public place. Context:   In January, when Biden took his oath of office, a few commentators predicted that he would represent a “return to normalcy” after the prolonged P. T. Barnum spectacle that was the Trump administration. Instead, we got a pasquinade, with the protagonist cut out of the joke. Source:  Joe Biden Is a Joke | National Review

Context One person enjoying these negotiations from the sidelines is Mitch McConnell. The Senate Minority Leader described the Democratic dilemma as lose-lose, with the Democrats either looking hopelessly ineffectual or dangerously liberal. ‘It’ll have a serious negative impact if they don’t pass it, and it’ll have a serious negative impact if they do pass it,’ he said recently with more than a hint of schadenfreude. From a Spectator email.  [ˈSHädənˌfroidə] NOUN pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. "a business that thrives on schadenfreude" ·  [more] synonyms: delight  ·  pleasure  ·  happiness  ·  joy  ·  joyfulness  ·  gladness  ·  elation  ·  euphoria  ·  exhilaration  ·  cheerfulness  ·  amusement  ·  mirth  

 Adamantine ad·​a·​man·​tine | \ ˌa-də-ˈman-ˌtēn , -ˌtīn, -ˈman-tᵊn  Definition of adamantine: 1: made of or having the quality of adamant 2: rigidly firm: UNYIELDING adamantine discipline 3: resembling the diamond in hardness or luster Context: For all the seeming relentlessness of the rise of China under and increasingly adamantine authoritarianism, politics can pack surprises that suddenly change the country's trajectory. Source: The Economist , The darkest corners, March 6-March 12, p.12

  Febrile Adjective: marked or caused by fever : FEVERISH Context: The mood was febrile Source: The Economist , January 9, 2021, The Arabs get in line ,  p39

Dudgeon [ˈdəjən]  NOUN:  a feeling of offense or deep resentment. anger: Context: They churned out numerous ads and endless tweets, all in the highest dudgeon, hammering the 45th president.  Source: National Review, March 8, 2021, page 6. 

j’accuse j'ac·​cuse | \ zhä-kᵫz \ Definition of j'accuse : I accuse : bitter denunciation Context:  In his j’accuse, Mattis excoriates the president for setting Americans against one another. Source:  The Atlantic, June 3, 2020