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Of Loves and Fears and Hate/Mystery and the Occult
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01/21/2009

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Acrophobia
Definition
Abnormally intense fear of being in high places; fear of heights.
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Bibliophile
Definition
Lover of books; a book collector. Opposite of biblioclast.
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Claustrophobia
Definition
Dread of being in closed or narrow spaces.
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Agoraphobia
Definition
Fear of open places.
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Francophile
Definition
Admirer of France, its people, and its customs.
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Hydrophobia
Definition
Fear of water; symptom of rabies where victim cannot swallow liquids.
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Hydrotropic
Definition
Love of water.
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Hydrotropic
Definition
Love of water.
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Misanthropy
Definition
Hatred or distrust of HUMANS.
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Philantrophy
Definition
Goodwill to fellow men.
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Misandry
Definition
The hatred of MEN.
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Philanderer
Definition
A womanizer. Casually has sex with many partners.
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Misogyny
Definition
Hatred of WOMEN.
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Paranoid
Definition
Showing unreasonable distrust, suspicion.
An exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
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Philately
Definition
The collection and study of postal stamps, postmarks, and related material.
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Philistine
Definition
A smug, ignorant, especially middle-class person who is held to be antagonistic to artistic and cultural values. ME!
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Philogyny
Definition
Love of or fondness of women.
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Philology
Definition
The study of human speech. LAWL
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Russophobia
Definition
Dislike of Russia or its policies.
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Triskaidekaphobia
Definition
Fear of the number 13.
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Xenophobia
Definition
Fear of strangers or foreigners, especially reflected in one's political or cultural views.
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Graphomania
Definition
Obsessive impulse to write.
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Achluophobia
Definition
Fear of the dark.
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Alchemy
Definition

A method of miraculous change of one thing (of no value) to another (with value).

 

Alchemists seeked for eternal life and the philosopher stone (i.e. truth/knowledge/value). 

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Arcane
Definition
Beyond comprehension; mysterious; secret.
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Conundrum
Definition
A riddle; any puzzling question or problem.
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Demonology
Definition
The study of demons or of beliefs about them.
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Inscrutable
Definition
Difficult to comprehend, fathom (grasp), or interpret.
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Pallor
Definition
(Noun) Lack of color; unnatural paleness.
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Phenomonology
Definition
The science that classifies and describes unusual happenings.
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Paranormal
Definition
Not scientifically explainable.
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Wicca
Definition
Nature-based, polytheistic religion. Benevolent. Worship Gods and Godesses. Consisted of contemporary witches.
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Evocation
Definition
The act of calling out or summoning spirits, gods, and especially demons.
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Grimoire
Definition
A book of instructions in the use of magic, especially summoning demons.
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Shaman
Definition
A witch doctor; uses magic to cure the sick, divine the hidden, and controlling events.
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Purloin
Definition
To steal.
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Shamus
Definition
Private detective.

Also a caretaker of a synagogue.
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Thaumaturgy
Definition
Magic; the performance of miracles.
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