this page is just a collection of words i think are neat
do note that some, if not most, of these words have multiple definitions. im just picking the ones i like the most
words with next to them are favorites
CATEGORIES
CATEGORY: Divine
Apostasy
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs, specifically one's religion or faith.
Apotheosis
Exaltation to a divine rank or stature; deification.
Blasphemy
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred.
Deicide
The act of killing a god.
Epiphany
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
Heliolatry
Worship of the sun.
Heresy
A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.
Theanthropic
Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and humanity.
Thearch
The ruler of a thearchy, a monarch of gods.
Thearchy
A system or ordering of deities.
Theomachy
Opposition to divine will.
Theophage
A god-eater, one who eats a god.
Theophagy
The eating or consumption of a god.
Theophany
A manifestation of a deity to a person.
CATEGORY: Machine
Agrotech
Agrotechnology; The application of modern technology to agriculture.
Biotech
Biotechnology; The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
Graceful Degradation
The ability of a computer, machine, electronic system or network to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent catastrophic failure.
Link Rot
The phenomenon of hyperlinks tending over time to cease to point to their originally targeted file, web page, or server due to that resource being relocated to a new address or becoming permanently unavailable.
CATEGORY: Flesh
Biopunk
A hobbyist who experiments with DNA and other aspects of genetics.
Excarnate
Deprived or stripped of flesh.
Incarnate
Embodied in flesh; given a bodily form.
Viscera
The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
CATEGORY: Other
Biotecture
Any of several types of architecture that use forms influenced by biological structures.
Bombinate
To make a buzzing or humming noise.
Dreamware
Things dreamed of; fictions or fantasies.
Earthship
A style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires.
Solarpunk
A movement and subgenre of speculative fiction that focuses on community, sustainability, technology powered by renewable energy, and a free and egalitarian society.