07 May 2010

Definitions


Divine vs. Un-Divine

di·vine [dih-vahyn]
adjective

1. proceeding from God or a god: divine laws.
2. heavenly; celestial: the divine kingdom

un·di·vine [un-dih-vahyn]

–adjective

1. opposite of divine
2. not heavenly; celestial: the un-divine kingdom

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Immutable vs. Mutable

im·mu·ta·ble[ih-myoo-tuh-buhl]
–adjective

1. not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.

mu·ta·ble[myoo-tuh-buhl]
–adjective

1. liable or subject to change or alteration.
2. given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant

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Eternal vs. Temporal

e·ter·nal[ih-tur-nl]
–adjective

1. without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing
(opposed to temporal): eternal life.
2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless:

tem·po·ral [tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl]
–adjective

1. of or pertaining to time.
2. pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
3. enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).

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The Spiral vs. The Circle

spi·ral [spahy-ruhl]
–noun

1. Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.

–adjective

1. Circling around a center at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance.
2. Coiling around an axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.

cir·cle [sur-kuhl]
–noun

1. A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle.

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Polarity vs. Neutrality

po·lar·i·ty  [poh-lar-i-tee, puh-]
–noun

1. the presence or manifestation of two opposite or contrasting principles or tendencies.

neu·tral [noo-truhl, nyoo-]
–adjective

1. Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other; indifferent.


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