Ambrose Bierce

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating...

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating...

OLYMPIAN, adj. Relating to a mountain in Thessaly, once inhabited by gods, now a repository of yellowing newspapers,...

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PESSIMISM, n. A...

PESSIMISM, n. A...

PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist...

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PALMISTRY, n. The...

PALMISTRY, n. The...

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] reading character in the wrinkles [of]...

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PARDON, v. To...

PARDON, v. To...

PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of...

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OVATION, n. n...

OVATION, n. n...

OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of...

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OPERA, n. A...

OPERA, n. A...

OPERA, n. A play representing life in another world, whose inhabitants have no speech but song, no motions but...

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PHILISTINE, n. One...

PHILISTINE, n. One...

PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and...

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PANTALOONS, n. A...

PANTALOONS, n. A...

PANTALOONS, n. A nether habiliment of the adult civilized male. The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at...

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PEACE, n. In...

PEACE, n. In...

PEACE, n. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

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PATIENCE, n. A...

PATIENCE, n. A...

PATIENCE, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Source: The Devil's...

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ORPHAN, n. A...

ORPHAN, n. A...

ORPHAN, n. A living person whom death has deprived of the power of filial ingratitude . ....

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PHILOSOPHY, n. A...

PHILOSOPHY, n. A...

PHILOSOPHY, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Source: The...

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PANTOMIME, n. A...

PANTOMIME, n. A...

PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of...

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PENITENT, adj. Undergoing...

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing...

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible...

PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible...

PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his...

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ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The...

ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The...

ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.

Source: The...

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PHRENOLOGY, n. The...

PHRENOLOGY, n. The...

PHRENOLOGY, n. The science of picking the pocket through the scalp. It consists in locating and exploiting the organ...

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PATRIOT, n. One...

PATRIOT, n. One...

PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the...

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PERFECTION, n. An...

PERFECTION, n. An...

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an...

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PERSEVERANCE, n. A...

PERSEVERANCE, n. A...

PERSEVERANCE, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

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