The unique vocabulary found in The Life of Christ, by Frederic William Farrar
Frederic William Farrar, in his epic tome entitled “The Life of Christ”, displayed his unparalleled command of the English language in choice of words and phrasing. I have listed below many of the erudite words that Mr. Farrar used in his book, to the edification and enlightenment of all. The definition is followed by two numbers, the first being the page number and the second being the line number where the word is used; for example “abrogate — repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement; to repudiate, to revoke (48, 33)” means that the word ‘abrogate’ is found on page 48, line 33 of the book. This page contains the words found from page 278 to the end of the book. The first section contains the words found from page 1 to page 277.
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- ape — imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way (278, 27)
- autocratic — relating to a ruler who has absolute power (279, 25)
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- bab
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- cab
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- degradation — the condition or process of humiliating or being humiliated or shamed (278, 28)
- despotism — the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way (278, 30)
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- extravagance — lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources, profligacy, spend thrifty (278, 25)
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- fawn — to seek favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention (278, 30)
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- gala —
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- hybrid — a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture (278, 30)
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- imbecility — the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness (278, 33)
- impotence — inability to take effective action; helplessness (278, 32)
- insolence — rude and disrespectful behavior (278, 25)
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- jackal — a sinister, underhanded, devious rogue (278, 30)
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- kaleidos
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- laby
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- ma
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- naïv
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- odious — extremely unpleasant; repulsive (278, 29)
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- petty — of little importance; trivial, trifling, small (278, 29)
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- qua
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- ruinous — disastrous or destructive, catastrophic (278, 25)
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- sabb
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- tyrant — a cruel and oppressive ruler, dictator, despot, autocrat (278, 27)
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- um
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- vaci
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- wail — a
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- yearnings
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- zeal —
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