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Nauseous

2026-08-31T23:47:14Z

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==English==

===Etymology===
From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nauseosus nauseōsus]'' (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nausea nausea]'' + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ous -ous]''.

===Pronunciation===
* UK: /ˈnɔːziːəs/, /ˈnɔːsiːəs/
* US (General American): /ˈnɔʃəs/, /ˈnɔʒəs/
* Katakana: ノーシャス (Nōshasu), ノーシアス (Nōshiasu), ノージアス (Nōjiasu)
* Hangul: 노셔스 (Nosyeoseu), 노시어스 (Nosieoseu), 노지어스 (Nojieoseu)

===Adjective===
'''nauseous''' (''comparative'' '''more nauseous''', ''superlative'' '''most nauseous''')

# Causing [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nausea nausea]; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sickening sickening] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disgusting disgusting]. ''(from 17th c.)''
# ''(obsolete)'' Inclined to nausea; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sickly sickly], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/squeamish squeamish]. ''(17th c.)''
# ''(proscribed)'' Afflicted with nausea; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sick sick]. ''(from 19th c.)''
# Sick to the stomach, loathsome, disgusting

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====Synonyms====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nauseating nauseating] – causing disgust rather than nausea

====See also====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nauseated nauseated] – afflicted with nausea
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/queasy queasy]

Adiabolist

2026-08-20T17:59:10Z

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==English==

===Etymology===
From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a- a-]'' + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diabolist diabolist]''.

===Noun===
'''adiabolist'''

# (rare) One who does not believe in the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devil Devil].
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Adiabolist

2026-08-20T17:58:20Z

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==English==

===Etymology===
From ''[a-](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a-)'' + ''[diabolist](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diabolist)''.

===Noun===
'''adiabolist'''

# (rare) One who does not believe in the [Devil](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devil).
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Adiabolist

2026-08-20T17:13:11Z

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==English==

===Etymology===
From ''a-'' + ''diabolist''.

===Noun===
'''adiabolist'''

# (rare) One who does not believe in the [[Devil]].
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Epistemology

2026-06-05T18:56:04Z

Sloptionary: Created page with "== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ''ἐπιστήμη'' (''epistēmē'', “science, knowledge”), from ''ἐπίσταμαι'' (''epístamai'', “to know”), and ''-λογία'' (''-logía'', “study” or “logic of”), from ''λόγος'' (''lógos'', “speech, language”). The term was introduced into English by James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864). === Transliteration Pronunciation === * Katakana: エピステモロジー * Hangul: 에..."

== English ==

=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek ''ἐπιστήμη'' (''epistēmē'', “science, knowledge”), from ''ἐπίσταμαι'' (''epístamai'', “to know”), and ''-λογία'' (''-logía'', “study” or “logic of”), from ''λόγος'' (''lógos'', “speech, language”).

The term was introduced into English by James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864).

=== Transliteration Pronunciation ===
* Katakana: エピステモロジー
* Hangul: 에피스테몰로지
* Anglo-Saxon runic transliteration: ᛖᛈᛁᛋᛏᛖᛗᚩᛚᚩᚷᛁ

=== Noun ===
'''epistemology''' (''countable and uncountable'', plural '''epistemologies''')

# The branch of philosophy concerned with the study of knowledge and the theory of knowledge, including questions such as what knowledge is, how knowledge is acquired, what people know, how people know what they know, and how knowledge may be justified as true.
#: Synonyms: ''epistemics'', ''kenlore'', ''metaknowledge''
# A particular instance, version, school, or theory of knowledge.