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Ichthus for l e'sous, CH ristos, TH eou U ios, S oter. This notarica is found on many seals, rings, urns,
and tombstones, belonging to the early times of Christianity, and was supposed to be a "charm" of
mystical efficacy.
Apparently not related to "ictus"
c[tus 7ik4t!s8
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pl. 3tus[es or 3tus 5L, a blow, stroke, metrical stress < pp. of icere, to strike, hit, beat < IE base *aik3, *ik3, spear, to strike with a sharp weapon > Gr aichmc, a spear6
1 rhythmic or metrical stress, or accent
2 Med. a convulsion, stroke, or sudden attack
I have been unable to find definition of "notarica"
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Iconoclasts (Greek, "image breakers"). Reformers who rose in the eighth century, especially averse to
the employment of pictures, statues, emblems, and all visible representations of sacred objects. The
crusade against these things began in 726 with the Emperor Leo III., and continued for one hundred and
twenty years. (Greek, ikon, an image; klao, I break.)
Now used principally to refer to people who try to overthrow traditional values or beliefs
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>Thor Heyerdahl's adventures sparked interest in archaeology and anthropology - but was he more shaman than scholar?Well, does it matter if he helped create such enthusiasm and inspiration? In many ways I'd say a shaman is the best teacher. In fact, by definition a shaman is the best teacher. A scholar is merely the best student.  Fisk
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Idiot meant originally a private person, one not engaged in any public office. Hence Jeremy Taylor says,
"Humility is a duty in great ones, as well as in idiots" (private persons). The Greeks have the expressions,
"a priest or an idiot" (layman), "a poet or an idiot" (prose-writer). As idiots were not employed in public
offices, the term became synonymous with incompetency to fulfil the duties thereof. (Greek, idiotes.)
(See Baron.)
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Ignis Fatuus means strictly a fatuous fire it is also called "Jack o' Lantern," "Spunkie," "Walking Fire,"
"Will o' the Wisp," and "Fair Maid of Ireland." Milton calls it Friar's Lanthern, and Sir Walter Scott
Friar Rush with a lantern. Morally speaking, a Utopian scheme, no more reducible to practice than the
meteor so called can be turned to any useful end. (Plural, Ignes fatui.)
A mystery to the ancients, it is now recognized that the tiny flames oocasionally seen above swampy
places are due to spontaneous ignition of methane produced by decomposition of cellulose and other
such things below the surface.
The word fatuus means illusory or unreal.
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Illinois U.S. America. The Delaware Indian word illini (real men) with the French termination -ois.
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Imaus (3 syl.). The Himalay'a, The word means snow hills (hima, snow).
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Imbecile (3 syl.). One mentally weak. Literally, one who leans "on a stick." (Latin, imbecillis, from
inbacillum.)
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Imbroglio (Italian). A complicated plot; a misunderstanding between nations and persons of a
complicated nature.
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Immolate (3 syl.). To sacrifice; literally, "put meal on one." The reference is to the ancient custom of
sprinkling meal and salt on the head of a victim to be offered in sacrifice. (Latin, in-molo.)
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