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Classical Roots 13
Term | Definition |
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ORDO, ORDINIS | "order," "series," "row," "line |
insubordinate | adj. not submissive to authority |
inordinate | adj. excessive; immoderate; not not controlled |
ordain | tr. v. 1. to confirm priestly authority upon 2. to order by superior authority |
ordinance | n. 1. a command or order; a law or regulation, especially by a city government 2. a custom or practice established by tradition, especially a religious rite |
STELLEIN | "to put," "to place" |
apostle | n. a leader or teacher of a (new) faith or movement |
stolid | adj. showing or appearing to feel no emotion; apathetic |
epistolary | adj. pertaining to letter-writing or contained in letters |
REGO, REGERE, REXI, RECTUM | "to guide," "to govern" |
rectify | tr.v. to set right; to correct |
rectitude | n. moral uprightness; correctness of behavior |
STELLA, ASTER | "star" |
constellation | n. 1. a group of fixed stars 2. a brilliant gathering 3. a set of related objects or individuals |
stellar | adj. 1. pertaining to stars 2. outstanding; referring to a star performer |
asterisk | n. a star-shaped figure used to indicate an omission or a footnote |
astral | adj. of or from the stars |
KOSMOS | "universe" |
cosmology | n. the study of the whole universe: origin, evolution, and relationship of its parts |
cosmopolite | n. a person at ease in any part of the world and/or knowledgeable in many subjects |