Glossary of Terms

assembled or derived by Brandon WilliamsCraig, because a shred of clarity goes a long way

ac·a·deme (ak'?-dem') n.
The academic environment, community, or world. Academic life. A place in which instruction is given to students.
A scholar, especially a pedant. [From Latin Academia, the Academy. See academy.]

al·che·my (²l“k…-m¶) n. 1. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. 2. A seemingly magical power or process of transmuting. [Middle English alkamie, from Old French alquemie, from Medieval Latin alchymia, from Arabic al-kºmiy³’ : al, the + kºmiy³’, chemistry (from Late Greek kh¶meia, khumeia, perhaps from Greek Kh¶mia, Egypt).] --al·chem“i·cal (²l-kµm“-¹-k…l) or al·chem“ic adj.

a·nal·o·gy (?-nal'?-je) n., pl. -gies. Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar. A comparison based on such similarity. See synonyms at likeness.Biology. Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure. A form of logical inference or an instance of it, based on the assumption that if two things are known to be alike in some respects, then they must be alike in other respects. Linguistics. The process by which words or morphemes are re-formed or created on the model of existing grammatical patterns in a language, often leading to greater regularity in paradigms, as evidenced by helped replacing holp and holpen as the past tense and past participle of help on the model of verbs such as yelp, yelped, yelped. [Middle English analogie, from Old French, from Latin analogia, from Greek analogia, from analogos, proportionate. See analogous.]

Analogical System Knowledgebase (ASK) ^TM: the understood terrain cocreated to access the dynamics of a given sphere of influence. It is comprised of the comparable similarities interconnecting apparently disparate influences which underlie the choice making of any given system. Also the observed and thereby temporarily arrested process by which ideas are re-formed or created on the model of existing ideological patterns in a relational system, often leading to greater regularity in paradigms. A system by which one gains conscious access to the ideological reification that both identifies characteristics and can prevent a system from changing in ways required by its constituents.

an·am·ne·sis (an'am-ne'sis) n., pl. -ses (-sez). Psychology. A recalling to memory; recollection. Medicine. The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient. [Greek anamnesis, from anamimneskein, anamne-, to remind : ana-, ana- + mimneskein, to recall.] an'am·nes'tic (-nes'tik) adj. an'am·nes'ti·cal·ly adv.

ar·che·type (är'ki-tip') n.An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: “‘Frankenstein’ . . . ‘Dracula’ . . . ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ . . . the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories” (New York Times). An ideal example of a type; quintessence: an archetype of the successful entrepreneur. In Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious. [Latin archetypum, from Greek arkhetupon, from neuter of arkhetupos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + tupos, model, stamp.]

ar·chi·tect (är'ki-tekt') n. One who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures. One that plans or devises: a country considered to be the chief architect of war in the Middle East. [Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitekton : arkhi-, archi- + tekton, builder.]

archi– or arch– pref. Chief; highest; most important: archiepiscopal. Earlier; primitive: archenteron.
[French archi- and Italian arci-, both from Latin archi-, from Greek arkhi-, arkh-, from arkhein, to begin, rule.]

Association for Building Community ^TM, ABCGlobal ^TM, and ABCglobal.net: creating internal and external associations between individual persons and ideas, both literal and metaphorical, specifically for the creation of community which can include diversity and support cocreative action.

Associative Inclusion Dynamics (AID)^TM: training in direct facilitated response and potential interventions necessary to shift polarization in the direction of awareness of: underlying motivations, associated ideologies, and fear based reactions.

Associative Inquiry ^TM: my name for and way of delineating an emerging exploratory approach to systemic cultural movements and particularity. It associates reactive movements in perception like surrealism and empirical scientism and is most profoundly indebted to developing phenomenological and Depth Psychological hermeneutics. Antecedents include the “Alchemical Hermeneutic Method”(Romanyshyn) and David Miller’s “analogical way of teaching the relevance of myths” (Hillman), among others. In more narrative form, the effects of similar inquiries may be found in such works as Zeldin’s "An Intimate History of Humanity" and Schama’s "Landscape and Memory". Though there is an implied analysis of evidence within the narrative flow of each reverie, the process lends itself more to applied awareness of themes than to diagnosis and irrefutable proofs. This leaves the convincing up to the developing character and story, and responsibility for any action that follows firmly in the realm of the only party qualified to respond – the group or individual invested in the inquiry and familiar with the terrain. Associative Inquiry is a formal process but kin to Midrash, Hypertext, and other referential webs of imagination which associate ideas to build understanding in the way of exegesis, parable, and legend.

be·lief (bi-lef') n. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what happened defies belief. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons. [Middle English bileve, alteration (influenced by bileven, to believe), of Old English geleafa.]

cen·troid (sen'troid') n. See center of mass. The point in a system of masses each of whose coordinates is a weighted mean of coordinates of the same dimension of points within the system, the weights being determined by the density function of the system.

clear [Middle English cler, from Old French, from Latin clarus, clear, bright.]

con·vex (k¼n“vµks”, k…n-vµks“) adj. Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere. [Latin convexus. See wegh- below.] --con“vex”ly adv.———————————————————— wegh-. Important derivatives are: weigh1, wee, weight, way, always, away, wagon, wag1, vogue, earwig, wiggle, vector, vehicle, convection, via, voyage, convey, deviate, devious, envoy1, obvious, previous, trivial, vex, convex. wegh-. To go, transport in a vehicle. 1. WEIGH1, from Old English wegan, to carry, balance in a scale, from Germanic *wegan. 2. WEE, from Old English wÆg(e), weight, unit of weight, from Germanic lengthened-grade form *w¶g½. 3. Suffixed form *wegh-ti-. WEIGHT, from Old English wiht, gewiht, weight, from Germanic *wihti-. 4.a. WAY; ALWAYS, AWAY, from Old English weg, way; b. NORWEGIAN, from Old Norse vegr, way. Both a and b from Germanic *wegaz, course of travel, way. 5. Suffixed o-grade form *wogh-no-. a. WAIN, from Old English wæ(g)n, wagon; b. WAGON, from Middle Dutch wagen, wagon. Both a and b from Germanic *wagnaz. 6. Suffixed o-grade form *wogh-lo-. a. WALLEYED, from Old Norse vagl, chicken roost, perch, beam, eye disease, from Germanic *waglaz; b. OCHLOCRACY, OCHLOPHOBIA, from Greek okhlos, populace, mob (< “moving mass”). 7. Distantly related to this root are: a. (i) WAG1, from Middle English waggen, to wag, possibly from wegh-; (ii) GRAYWACKE, from Old High German waggo, wacko, boulder rolling on a riverbed. Both (i) and (ii) from Germanic *wag-, “to move about”;b. VOGUE, from Old French voguer, to row, sail, from Old Low German *wog½n, to rock, sway, from Germanic *w¶ga-, water in motion; c. (i) EARWIG, from Old English wicga, insect (< “thing that moves quickly”); (ii) WIGGLE, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German wiggelen, to move back and forth, wag. Both (i) and (ii) from Germanic *wig-. 8. Basic form *wegh-. VECTOR, VEHEMENT, VEHICLE; ADVECTION, CONVECTION, EVECTION, INVEIGH, from Latin vehere (past participle vectus), to carry. 9. Suffixed basic form *wegh-y³. FOY, VIA, VOYAGE; CONVEY, DEVIATE, DEVIOUS, (ENVOI), ENVOY1, OBVIOUS, PERVIOUS, PREVIOUS, (TRIVIAL), TRIVIUM, (VIADUCT), from Latin via, way, road. 10. Suffixed form *wegh-s-. VEX, from Latin vex³re, to agitate (< “to set in motion”). 11. Probably suffixed form *wegh-so-. CONVEX, from Latin convexus, “carried or drawn together (to a point),” convex (com-, together; see kom). [Pokorny øeªh- 1118.]

cult (kult) n. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. The followers of such a religion or sect.
A system or community of religious worship and ritual. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. The object of such devotion.An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. [Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate.]

cul·ture (kul'ch?r) n.The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty. These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture. The predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization. Intellectual and artistic activity and the works produced by it. Development of the intellect through training or education. Enlightenment resulting from such training or education. A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training. Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors. The cultivation of soil; tillage. The breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock. Biology. The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium. Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.
tr.v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. To cultivate. To grow (microorganisms or other living matter) in a specially prepared nutrient medium. To use (a substance) as a medium for culture: culture milk. [Middle English, cultivation, from Old French, from Latin cultura, from cultus, past participle of colere. See cultivate.]

Culturopoesis (tm BDWC) - participation in the process of co-creating culture as though such were an art form, like poetry or dream tending, through gifts, perception and expression of the ineffible or divine through the analogy and metaphor prior and in response to the literal and concrete. [from Latin cultura, from cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate; and from production; creation; formation, from Greek poiesis, creation, from poiein, to make.]

cyn·i·cism (sin'i-siz'?m) n.
An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others: the public cynicism aroused by governmental scandals. A scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act: “She arrived at a philosophy of her own, all made up of her private notations and cynicisms” (Henry James).
Cynicism. The beliefs of the ancient Cynics.

deu·ter·o·ca·non·i·cal (du't?-ro'k?-non'i-k?l, dyu'-) adj. Bible. Of, relating to, or being a second canon, especially that consisting of sections of the Old and New Testaments not included in the original Roman Catholic canon but accepted by theologians in 1548 at the Council of Trent.

di·a·chron·ic (di'?-kron'ik) adj. Of or concerned with phenomena, such as linguistic features, as they change through time.
[From DIA– + Greek khronos, time.]

dis·so·nance (dis'?-n?ns) n. A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord. Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict: “In Vietnam, reality fell away and dissonance between claim and fact filled the void” (Michael Janeway). Music. A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution.

e·con·o·my (i-kon'?-me) n., pl. -mies. Careful, thrifty management of resources, such as money, materials, or labor: learned to practice economy in making out the household budget. An example or result of such management; a saving. The system or range of economic activity in a country, region, or community: Effects of inflation were felt at every level of the economy.A specific type of economic system: an industrial economy; a planned economy. An orderly, functional arrangement of parts; an organized system: “the sense that there is a moral economy in the world, that good is rewarded and evil is punished” (George F. Will). Efficient, sparing, or conservative use: wrote with an economy of language.The least expensive class of accommodations, especially on an airplane. Theology. The method of God's government of and activity within the world.adj. Economical or inexpensive to buy or use: an economy car; an economy motel. [Middle English yconomye, management of a household, from Latin oeconomia, from Greek oikonomia, from oikonomos, manager of a household : oikos, house + nemein, to allot, manage.] WORD HISTORY Managing an economy has at least an etymological justification. The word economy can be traced back to the Greek word oikonomos, “one who manages a household,” derived from oikos, “house,” and nemein, “to manage.” From oikonomos was derived oikonoma, which had not only the sense “management of a houseold or family” but also senses such as “thrift,” “direction,” “administration,” “arrangement,” and “public revenue of a state.” The first recorded sense of our word economy, found in a work possibly composed in 1440, is “the management of economic affairs,” in this case, of a monastery. Economy is later recorded in other senses shared by oikonomia in Greek, including “thrift” and “administration.” What is probably our most frequently used current sense, “the economic system of a country or an area,” seems not to have developed until the 19th or 20th century.

ed·u·cate (µj“…-k³t”) v. ed·u·cat·ed, ed·u·cat·ing, ed·u·cates. --tr. 1. To develop the innate capacities of, especially by schooling or instruction. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose: decided to educate herself in foreign languages; entered a seminary to be educated for the priesthood. 3.a. To provide with information; inform: a campaign that educated the public about the dangers of smoking. b. To bring to an understanding or acceptance: hoped to educate the voters to the need for increased spending on public schools. 4. To stimulate or develop the mental or moral growth of. 5. To develop or refine (one's taste or appreciation, for example). --intr. To teach or instruct a person or group. [Middle English educaten, from Latin ¶duc³re, ¶duc³tus. See deuk- below.]
e·duce (¹-d›s“, ¹-dy›s“) tr.v. e·duced, e·duc·ing, e·duc·es. 1. To draw or bring out; elicit. See Synonyms at evoke. 2. To assume or work out from given facts; deduce. [Middle English educen, to direct the flow of, from Latin ¶d¿cere : ¶-, ex-, ex- + d¿cere, to lead; see deuk- below.] --e·duc“i·ble adj. --e·duc“tion (¹-d¾k“sh…n) n.
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deuk-. Important derivatives are: tug, wanton, tow1, tie, team, dock1, duct, duke, abduct, conduct, deduce, introduce, produce, reduce, subdue, educate.
deuk-. To lead. 1.a. TUG; WANTON, from Old English t¶on, to pull, draw, lead; b. ZUGZWANG, from Old High German ziohan, to pull. Both a and b from Germanic *teuhan. 2. Suffixed zero-grade form *duk-³-. TOW1, from Old English togian, to draw, drag, from Germanic *tug½n. 3. Suffixed o-grade form *douk-eyo-. TIE, from Old English *tºegan, tºgan, to bind. 4. Suffixed o-grade form *douk-mo-. TEAM, from Old English t¶am, descendant, family, race, brood, team, from Germanic *tau(h)maz. 5. TEEM1, from Old English t¶man, tºeman, to beget, from Germanic denominative *tau(h)mjan. 6. Basic form *deuk-. DOGE, DOUCHE, (DUCAL), (DUCAT), (DUCE), (DUCHESS), (DUCHY), DUCT, DUCTILE, DUKE; (ABDUCENS), ABDUCT, ADDUCE, CIRCUMDUCTION, (CON3), (CONDOTTIERE), CONDUCE, (CONDUCT), DEDUCE, (DEDUCT), EDUCE, (ENDUE), INDUCE, INTRODUCE, PRODUCE, (REDOUBT), REDUCE, SEDUCE, SUBDUCTION, SUBDUE, TRADUCE, TRANSDUCER, from Latin d¿cere, to lead. 7. Suffixed zero-grade form *duk-³-. EDUCATE, from Latin ¶duc³re, to lead out, bring up (¶- < ex-, out; see eghs). [Pokorny deuk- 220.]

El·e·at·ic (el'e-at'ik) adj.
Of or characteristic of the tradition of philosophy founded by Zeno of Elea and Parmenides and holding the belief that there is one indivisible and unchanging reality. [Latin Eleaticus, from Greek Eleatikos, from Elea.]
El'e·a'tic n. El'e·at'i·cism (-i-siz'?m) n.

es·say (es'a', e-sa') n.(es'a') A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author. Something resembling such a composition: a photojournalistic essay. A testing or trial of the value or nature of a thing: an essay of the students' capabilities. An initial attempt or endeavor, especially a tentative attempt.tr.v., -sayed, -say·ing, -says. (e-sa', es'a') To make an attempt at; try.
To subject to a test.[French essai, trial, attempt, from Old French, from essayer, to attempt, from Vulgar Latin *exagiare, to weigh out, from Late Latin exagium, a weighing : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin agere, to drive. V., from Middle English assaien, from Old French assaer, assaier, variant of essayer.]

e·ti·ol·o·gy also ae·ti·ol·o·gy (e'te-ol'?-je) n., pl. -gies. The study of causes or origins. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease. Assignment of a cause, an origin, or a reason for something. The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis. [Late Latin aetiologia, from Greek aitiologia : aitia, cause + -logia, -logy.]

faith (fath) n.Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See synonyms at belief, trust. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters. often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will. The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith. A set of principles or beliefs. idiom: in faith Indeed; truly. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fed, from Latin fides.]

fix·a·tion (fik-sa'sh?n) n.The act or process of fixing or fixating. An obsessive preoccupation. Psychology. A strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behavior that persists throughout life.* An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely. *An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone. *The activity of fastening something firmly in position. *(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body.

god (god) n. God: A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed: Money was their god. A very handsome man. A powerful ruler or despot. [Middle English, from Old English.]

Guardians of Peace, The gpx ^TM: the fellowship of conflict facilitators who train, act and continue to work together to engage polarization of any kind, asking for dialogue and providing specific tools and opportunities to make dynamic peace more likely.

herm (hûrm) also her·ma (hûr'm?). n., pl. herms also -mae (-mi).
A rectangular, often tapering stone post bearing a carved head or bust, usually of Hermes, used as a boundary marker in ancient Greece and for decorative purposes in later periods. [Latin hermes, herma, from Greek hermes, from Hermes, Hermes.]

her·met·ic (h?r-met'ik) also her·met·i·cal (-i-k?l). adj.
Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. Impervious to outside interference or influence: the hermetic confines of an isolated life. often Hermetic. Mythology. Of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the works ascribed to him. Having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; magical.
[New Latin hermeticus, alchemical, from Medieval Latin Hermes (Trismegistus). See Hermes Trismegistus.]

her·me·neu·tics (hûr'm?-nu'tiks, -nyu'-) n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text. her'me·neu'tist n.
AND Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Hermeneutics \Her`me*neu"tics\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?).]
The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

heu·ris·tic (hy‹-r¹s“t¹k) adj. 1. Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem: “The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the ‘ideal type’” (Karl J. Weintraub). 2. Of, relating to, or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student. 3. Computer Science. Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program. --heu·ris·tic n. 1. A heuristic method or process. 2. heuristics. (used with a sing. verb). The study and application of heuristic methods and processes. [From Greek heuriskein, to find.] --heu·ris“ti·cal·ly adv.

his·to·ric·i·ty (his't?-ris'i-te) n. Historical authenticity; fact.

imagenerative (tm BDWC) - referring to the creative function of image rather than the generating of a literal visual images by something else. Applies to various poeses: mythopoesis, culturopoesis, etc.

in·fer·ence (in'f?r-?ns) n. The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence. Something inferred. Usage Problem. A hint or suggestion: The editorial contained an inference of foul play in the awarding of the contract.

in·flec·tion (in-flek'sh?n) n.The act of inflecting or the state of being inflected.
Alteration in pitch or tone of the voice. Grammar. An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base, as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, person, mood, or tense. An affix indicating such a grammatical feature, as the –s in the English third person singular verb form speaks.The paradigm of a word. A pattern of forming paradigms, such as noun inflection or verb inflection.
A turning or bending away from a course or position of alignment.

i·ro·ny (i'r?-ne, i'?r-) n., pl. -nies.
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain). An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
Dramatic irony. Socratic irony. [French ironie, from Old French, from Latin ironia, from Greek eironeia, feigned ignorance, from eiron, dissembler, probably from eirein, to say.]

jour·nal (jûr'n?l) n. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body. Nautical. A ship's log. Accounting. A daybook.
A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong. A newspaper. A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject: a medical journal. The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing. [Middle English, breviary, from Old French, daily, breviary, from Late Latin diurnalis, daily. See diurnal.]

jux·ta·pose (juk'st?-poz') tr.v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es. To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
[French juxtaposer : Latin iuxta, close by + French poser, to place (from Old French; see pose1).]

ko·an (ko'än') n. A puzzling, often paradoxical statement or story, used in Zen Buddhism as an aid to meditation and a means of gaining spiritual awakening.
[Japanese koan : ko, public (from Middle Chinese k?w?) + an, matter.]

loo1 (lu) n., pl. loos. A card game in which each player contributes stakes to a pool. [Short for obsolete lanterloo, from French lanturlu, a meaningless refrain, loo.] loo2 (lu) n. Chiefly British., pl. loos.A toilet. [Origin unknown.]

mel·o·dy (mel'?-de) n., pl. -dies. A pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds.
Musical quality: the melody of verse. Music. A rhythmically organized sequence of single tones so related to one another as to make up a particular phrase or idea. Structure with respect to the arrangement of single notes in succession. The leading part or the air in a composition with accompaniment. A poem suitable for setting to music or singing. [Middle English melodie, from Old French, from Late Latin melodia, from Greek meloidia, singing, choral song : melos, tune + aoide, song.]
A tune; a succession of tones comprised of mode, rhythm, and pitches so arranged as to achieve musical shape, being perceived as a unity by the mind. In a piece of music where there is more than one voice, or where harmony is present, the melody is the dominant tune of the composition.

mi·me·sis (mi-me'sis, mi-) n.
The imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
Biology. Mimicry. Medicine. The appearance, often caused by hysteria, of symptoms of a disease not actually present. [Greek mimesis, from mimeisthai, to imitate, from mimos, imitator, mime.]

mythopathic (tm BDWC) - responses to dis-ease or dis-order involving myth, using narrative, analogy, and/or metaphor.

mor·phol·o·gy (môr-fol'?-je) n., pl. -gies. The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of organisms without consideration of function. The form and structure of an organism or one of its parts: the morphology of a cell; the morphology of vertebrates. Linguistics. The study of the structure and form of words in language or a language, including inflection, derivation, and the formation of compounds.

Mythicity, or Mithicity: I define as the quality of dense narrative understanding available through imaginative, systemic, creative engagement of related themes and ideas, like that found in enduring literature. The quality of narrative gravity accreted by place, in particular literal and metaphorical places paradigmatic of a given era, as in the imagistic weight of The City in industrial and contemporary experience. Doty mentions the term in Mythography in responding to Eric Gould, with whom Doty credits the term's invention in Mythical Intentions in Modern Literature. Doty identifies mythicity as Gould's "emphasis upon the philosophical functions of the mythic as an element of consciousness"(241).

myth·o·poe·ic or myth·o·pe·ic (mith'?-pe'ik) also myth·o·po·et·ic (-po-et'ik).adj.
Of or relating to the making of myths. Serving to create or engender myths; productive in mythmaking.
[From Greek muthopoios, composer of fiction, from muthopoiein, to relate a story : muthos, story + poiein, to make.]

Nar·cis·sus (när-sis'?s) n. Greek Mythology.
A young man who pined away in love for his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into the flower that bears his name. (Greek) n., in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian.
d. A.D. 54, secretary of the Roman Emperor Claudius I. A freedman with great influence, he revealed to Claudius the intrigue of Messalina and expedited her death (A.D. 48). The woman that Narcissus chose for Claudius' next wife was, however, passed over in favor of Agrippina the Younger, who was hostile to Narcissus. After Claudius' death she drove Narcissus to commit suicide. In the course of his lifetime Narcissus amassed a huge fortune.
n., pl. -cis·sus·es or -cis·si (-sis'i', -sis'e). Any of several widely cultivated bulbous plants of the genus Narcissus, having long narrow leaves and usually white or yellow flowers characterized by a cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped central crown. [Latin, from Greek narkissos (influenced by narke, numbness, from its narcotic properties).]

no·e·sis (no-e'sis) n. The cognitive process; cognition.
[Greek noesis, understanding, from noein, to perceive, from nous, mind.]

narcissus, showy-blossomed plant (genus Narcissus) of the amaryllis family, native chiefly to Asia and the Mediterranean region but now widely distributed. The genus includes the yellow daffodil (N. pseudo-narcissus), with a long, trumpet-shaped central corona; the yellow jonquil (N. jonquilla), with a short corona; and the narcissus, any of several usually white-flowered species, e.g., the poet's narcissus (N. poetica), with a red rim on the corona. The biblical rose of Sharon may have been a narcissus.

nou·me·non (nu'm?-non') n., pl. -na (-n?).
In the philosophy of Kant, an object as it is in itself independent of the mind, as opposed to a phenomenon. Also called thing-in-itself. [German, from Greek nooumenon, from neuter present passive participle of noein, to perceive by thought, from nous, mind.] nou'men·al (-m?-n?l) adj.

ol·i·gar·chy (ol'i-gär'ke, o'li-) n., pl. -chies. Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. Those making up such a government. A state governed by a few persons. AND ENCYC
oligarchy (ol'?gärke) [Gr.,=rule by the few], rule by a few members of a community or group. When referring to governments, the classical definition of oligarchy, as given for example by Aristotle, is of government by a few, usually the rich, for their own advantage. It is compared with both aristocracy, which is defined as government by a few chosen for their virtue and ruling for the general good, and various forms of democracy, or rule by the people. In practice, however, almost all governments, whatever their form, are run by a small minority of members. From this perspective, the major distinction between oligarchy and democracy is that in the latter, the elites compete with each other, gaining power by winning public support. The extent and type of barriers impeding those who attempt to join this ruling group is also significant.

on·tol·o·gy (on-tol'?-je) n.
The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being.
on·to·log·i·cal (on't?-loj'i-k?l) adj. Of or relating to ontology. Of or relating to essence or the nature of being. Of or relating to the argument for the existence of God holding that the existence of the concept of God entails the existence of God.

or·gan·ize (ôr'g?-niz') v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.v.tr.
To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole. To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking. To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: “The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest” (William Carlos Williams). To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action: organize a strike. See synonyms at arrange. To establish as an organization: organize a club. See synonyms at found 1. To induce (employees) to form or join a labor union. To induce the employees of (a business or an industry) to form or join a union: organize a factory. v.intr. To develop into or assume an organic structure. To form or join an activist group, especially a labor union.
[Middle English organisen, from Old French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum, tool, instrument. See organ.] or'gan·iz'er n.

or·gan·ic (ôr-gan'ik) adj. Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter. Of, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin: organic vegetables; an organic farm. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals: organic chicken; organic cattle farming. Serving organic food: an organic restaurant. Simple, healthful, and close to nature: an organic lifestyle. Having properties associated with living organisms. Resembling a living organism in organization or development; interconnected: society as an organic whole. Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental. Law. Denoting or relating to the fundamental or constitutional laws and precepts of a government or an organization. Chemistry. Of or designating carbon compounds. n. A substance, especially a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin. Chemistry. An organic compound.

or·gan (ôr'g?n) n. Music. An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes. Also called pipe organ.
Any one of various other instruments, such as the electronic organ, that resemble a pipe organ either in mechanism or sound. Biology. A differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function. An instrument or agency dedicated to the performance of specified functions: The FBI is an organ of the Justice Department. An instrument or a means of communication, especially a periodical issued by a political party, business firm, or other group. [Middle English, from Old French organe and from Old English organe, both from Latin organum, tool, instrument, from Greek organon.]

pa·lav·er (p?-lav'?r, -lä'v?r) n. Idle chatter. Talk intended to charm or beguile. Obsolete. A parley between European explorers and representatives of local populations, especially in Africa. v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers. v.tr. To flatter or cajole. v.intr. To chatter idly. [Portuguese palavra, speech, alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable. See parable.]

par·a·ble (par'?-b?l) n. A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabole, from paraballein, to compare : para-, beside; see para–1 + ballein, to throw.] par·a·bol·ic (par'?-bol'ik) also par·a·bol·i·cal (-i-k?l)
adj. Of or similar to a parable. Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid. [Ultimately from Greek parabole, comparison. See parable. Sense 2, from PARABOLA.] par'a·bol'i·cal·ly adv.

phe·nom·e·non (fi-nom'?-non', -n?n) n., pl. -na (-n?).
An occurrence, circumstance, or fact that is perceptible by the senses. pl. -nons.
An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel. A remarkable or outstanding person; a paragon. See synonyms at wonder. Philosophy. In the philosophy of Kant, an object as it is perceived by the senses, as opposed to a noumenon. Physics. An observable event. [Late Latin phaenomenon, from Greek phainomenon, from neuter present participle of phainesthai, to appear.]

pi·ous (pi'?s) adj. Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout. Marked by conspicuous devoutness: a pious and holy observation. Marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical: a pious fraud. Devotional: pious readings. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded. Commendable; worthy: a pious effort. [From Latin pius, dutiful.]

plebe (pleb) n. A first-year student at the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Naval Academy. [Probably short for PLEBEIAN.]
ple·be·ian (pli-be'?n) adj. Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners.
Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes. n. One of the common people of ancient Rome. A member of the lower classes. A vulgar or coarse person. [From Latin plebius, from plebs, pleb-, the common people.]

po·em (po'?m) n. A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme. A composition in verse rather than in prose. A literary composition written with an intensity or beauty of language more characteristic of poetry than of prose. A creation, object, or experience having beauty suggestive of poetry. [French poème, from Old French, from Latin poema, from Greek poiema, from poiein, to create.]

po·et (po'it) n.A writer of poems. One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical: “[the naturalist John Burroughs] was the bard of the bird feeder, the poet of the small and homey” (Bill McKibben). [Middle English, from Old French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poietes, maker, composer, from poiein, to create.]

po·et·ry (po'i-tre) n. The art or work of a poet. Poems regarded as forming a division of literature. The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
A piece of literature written in meter; verse. Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in form or sound. The essence or characteristic quality of a poem. A quality that suggests poetry, as in grace, beauty, or harmony: the poetry of the dancer's movements. [Middle English poetrie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poeta, poet. See poet.] –poiesis suff. Production; creation; formation: e.g. hematopoiesis (The formation of blood or blood cells in the body). [From Greek poiesis, creation, from poiein, to make.]

Pol·y·phe·mus (pol'?-fe'm?s) n. Greek Mythology.
The Cyclops who confined Odysseus and his companions in a cave until Odysseus blinded him and escaped.
[Latin Polyphemus, from Greek Poluphemos, from poluphemos, famous : polu-, much; see poly– + pheme, saying, report.]

po·lyph·o·ny (p?-lif'?-ne) n., pl. -nies.
Music with two or more independent melodic parts sounded together. po·lyph'o·nous adj. po·lyph'o·nous·ly adv.
Polyphonic. A style of composition that has many voices, each with its own melody, thus creating a rich texture of sound.

Process Arts, The ^TM, a term for the shift in understanding characteristic of the current age, wherein the way things are done is given priority compared to the heretofore dominant Product. Any discipline putting time, money, or any kind of energy aside to attend the associations bearing on How people, materials, feelings, ideas, product, etc. are related in the cocreation of a given system. The category of studies, following the Liberal Arts, developing process level awareness like that of the facilitator, mediator, guide, therapist, etc.

prof·it (prof'it) n. An advantageous gain or return; benefit. The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met. The return received on an investment after all charges have been paid. Often used in the plural. The rate of increase in the net worth of a business enterprise in a given accounting period. Income received from investments or property. The amount received for a commodity or service in excess of the original cost. v., -it·ed, -it·ing, -its. v.intr. To make a gain or profit. To derive advantage; benefit: profiting from the other team's mistakes. See synonyms at benefit. v.tr.To be beneficial to.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin profectus, from past participle of proficere, make progress, to profit : pro-, forward; see pro–1 + facere, to make.]

pu·den·dum (py›-dµn“d…m) n., pl. pu·den·da (-d…). The human external genitalia, especially of a woman. Often used in the plural. [Latin, neuter gerundive of pud¶re, to make or be ashamed.] --pu·den“dal (-dµn“d…l) adj.

pu·er·ile (pyu'?r-?l, py?r'?l, -il') adj. Belonging to childhood; juvenile. Immature; childish. See synonyms at young.
[Latin puerilis, from puer, child, boy.]

sar·casm (sär'kaz'?m) n.
A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule. The use of sarcasm. [Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips in rage, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

se·mi·ot·ics also se·mei·ot·ics (se'me-ot'iks, sem'e-, se'mi-) . n. (used with a sing. verb) The theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication, and comprising semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics.

sen•sa•tion (sen-sa'sh?n) n.
A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition: the sensation of heat; a visual sensation. The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility: The patient has very little sensation left in the right leg. An indefinite generalized body feeling: a sensation of lightness. A state of heightened interest or emotion: “The anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhat between bliss and fear” (James Weldon Johnson). A state of intense public interest and excitement: “The purser made a sensation as sailors like to do, by predicting a storm” (Evelyn Waugh). A cause of such interest and excitement. See synonyms at wonder.
[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, sensation-, from Late Latin sensatus, gifted with sense. See sensate.]

soph·ist (sof'ist) n. One skilled in elaborate and devious argumentation. A scholar or thinker. Sophist. Any of a group of professional fifth-century B.C. Greek philosophers and teachers who speculated on theology, metaphysics, and the sciences, and who were later characterized by Plato as superficial manipulators of rhetoric and dialectic.
[Middle English sophiste, from Latin sophista, from Greek sophistes, from sophizesthai, to become wise, from sophos, clever.]

sub·late (sub'lat') tr.v. Logic., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. To negate, deny, or contradict.
[From Latin sublatus, past participle of tollere, to take away : sub-, sub- + latus, taken.]

Systemic Whole Awareness Training ^TM : the slightly tongue-in-cheek approach to Associative Inclusion Dynamics ^TM designed for a popular culture devoted to Grand Unified Theories of Everything, self-help, Complete Wholeness, and the like.

tau·tol·o·gy (tô-tol'?-je) n., pl. -gies. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
An instance of such repetition. Logic. An empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false; for example, the statement Either it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow. [Late Latin tautologia, from Greek tautologia, from tautologos, redundant : tauto-, tauto- + logos, saying; see –logy.]

texture
Term which refers to the vertical structure of a composition. That is to say, how many parts or voices there are, what the configuration (close, open, etc.) of the voices is, how the voices interact, etc.

trans·mute (tr²ns-my›t“, tr²nz-) v. trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing, trans·mutes. --tr. 1. To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform: “the tendency to transmute what has become customary into what has been divinely ordained” (Suzanne LaFollette). See Synonyms at convert. --intr. To undergo transmutation. [Middle English transmuten, from Latin tr³nsm¿t³re : tr³ns-, trans- + m¿t³re, to change; see mei-1 below.] --trans·mut”a·bil“i·ty or trans·mut“a·ble·ness n. --trans·mut“a·ble adj. --trans·mut“a·bly adv. --trans·mut“er n.
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mei-1. Important derivatives are: permeate, mad, molt, mutate, commute, mutual, mis-1, amiss, mistake, miss1, common, communicate, communism, municipal, remunerate, immune, amoeba, migrate, emigrate.
mei-1. To change, go, move; with derivatives referring to the exchange of goods and services within a society as regulated by custom or law. 1. MEATUS; CONGé, IRREMEABLE, PERMEATE, from Latin me³re, to go, pass. 2. Suffixed o-grade form *moi-to-. a. MAD, from Old English *gemÆdan, to make insane or foolish, from Germanic *ga-maid-jan, denominative from *ga-maid-az, “changed (for the worse),” abnormal (*ga-, intensive prefix; see kom); b. MEW1, MOLT, MUTATE; COMMUTE, PERMUTE, REMUDA, TRANSMUTE, from Latin m¿t³re, to change; c. MUTUAL, from Latin m¿tuus, “done in exchange,” borrowed, reciprocal, mutual. 3. Suffixed extended zero-grade form *mit-to-. a. MIS-1, from Old English mis-, mis-, and Old French mes- (from Frankish *miss-); b. AMISS, MISTAKE, from Old Norse mis(s), mis(s)-, miss, mis-; c. MISS1, from Old English missan, to miss, from Germanic *missjan, to go wrong. a, b, and c all from Germanic *missa-, “in a changed manner,” abnormally, wrongly. 4. Suffixed o-grade form *moi-n- in compound adjective *ko-moin-i-, “held in common” (*ko-, together; see kom). a. MEAN2, (DEMEAN2), from Old English gemÆne, common, public, general, from Germanic *gamainiz; b. COMMON, (COMMUNE1), COMMUNE2, COMMUNICATE, (COMMUNISM), from Latin comm¿nis, common, public, general. 5. Suffixed o-grade form *moi-n-es-. a. MUNICIPAL, MUNIFICENT, REMUNERATE, from Latin m¿nus, “service performed for the community,” duty, work, “public spectacle paid for by a magistrate,” gift; b. IMMUNE, from Latin imm¿nis, exempt from public service (in-, negative prefix; see ne). 6. Extended form *(…)meigw-. a. AMOEBA, from Greek ameibein, to change; b. MIGRATE; EMIGRATE, from Latin migr³re, to change one's place of living. [Pokorny 2. mei-, 3. mei- 710, meigø- 713, 2. meit(h)- 715.]

va·lence (va'l?ns) also va·len·cy (-l?n-se) n., pl. -lenc·es also -len·cies.
Chemistry. The combining capacity of an atom or radical determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, add, or share when it reacts with other atoms.
A positive or negative integer used to represent this capacity: The valences of copper are 1 and 2. The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen. The ability of a substance to interact with another or to produce an effect. Psychology. The degree of attraction or aversion that an individual feels toward a specific object or event. Linguistics. The number of arguments that a lexical item, especially a verb, can combine with to make a syntactically well-formed sentence, often along with a description of the categories of those constituents. Intransitive verbs (appear, arrive) have a valence of one—the subject; some transitive verbs (paint, touch), two—the subject and direct object; other transitive verbs (ask, give), three—the subject, direct object, and indirect object. The capacity of something to unite, react, or interact with something else: “I do not claim to know much more about novels than the writing of them, but I cannot imagine one set in the breathing world which lacks any moral valence” (Robert Stone). [Latin valentia, capacity, from valens, valent-, present participle of valere, to be strong.]

vo·ca·tion (vo-ka'sh?n) n. A regular occupation, especially one for which a person is particularly suited or qualified. An inclination, as if in response to a summons, to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; a calling. [Middle English vocacioun, divine call to a religious life, from Old French vocation, from Latin vocatio, vocation-, a calling, from vocatus, past participle of vocare, to call.]

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