Grandiloquent Dictionary

Grandiloquent Dictionary

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tachophobia - ( )
  The fear of speed
tachydidactic - ( )
  Being taught rapidly or teaching quickly
tachydidaxy - ( )
  Rapid teaching or instruction
tachygraphy - ( )
  Short hand or stenography
tachyphagia - ( )
  Fast eating
tachyphrasia - ( )
  The act of talking very fast
taeniophobia - ( )
  See teniophobia
talaria - ( )
  Winged shoes, such as worn by Hermes
taligrade - ( )
  Walking on the outer edge of one's foot
tallith - ( )
  The traditional prayer shawl worn by Jewish men
tam-o-shanter - ( )
  The beret worn by Scottish higland pipers
tanquam - ( )
  A person with enough education to attend college
taphephillia - ( )
  The love of funerals
taphephobia - ( )
  1.A fear of graves
taphephobia - ( )
  2. Fear of being buried alive
tapinophobia - ( )
  A fear of small things
tarantism - ( )
  an urge to overcome melancholy by dancing
tartarology - ( )
  The study of the underworld or doctrine pertaining to Hell
tath - ( )
  Either cattle manure or the grass that grows in dung
tatterdemalion - ( )
  An unkempt person who wears rags
taurophobia - ( )
  A fear of bulls
technocracy - ( )
  Rulership by technicians or experts
technophobia - ( )
  The fear of technology
tegestologist - ( )
  A collector of beer mugs and beer coasters
teleophobia - ( )
  A fear of religious ceremonies
telmatology - ( )
  The study of swamps and bogs
temerity - ( )
  A form of extreme boldness
teniophobia - ( )
  The fear of tapeworms
teratophobia - ( )
  A fear of deformed people
teratophobia - ( )
  A fear of monsters or of having a deformed child
terebration - ( )
  A pain that feels as though a drill is boring through some body part
termagant - ( )
  A violent, brawling woman
tessaraglot - ( )
  A person who is capable of speaking in four languages
textophobia - ( )
  A fear of certain fabrics
thaasophobia - ( )
  A fear of sitting
thalassophobia - ( )
  A fear of the sea or an ocean
thanatophobia - ( )
  A fear of death
thanatopsis - ( )
  The contemplation of death
thaumatology - ( )
  The study of miracles
theandric - ( )
  Pertaining to a person who is both a human and a god
theanthropism - ( )
  The belief in the union of the divine and human
theanthropist - ( )
  One who believes that gods can take human forms
theanthropos - ( )
  A person who is worshipped as a god
theanthropy - ( )
  The belief in the union of the divine and human
thearchy - ( )
  Rulership by a god or gods
thelyotokous - ( )
  Having only female offspring
theochristic - ( )
  anointed by God
theocracy - ( )
  Government formed by the church or by a representative of God
theocrasy - ( )
  The worship of different gods
theodemocracy - ( )
  A democracy which is controlled by divine powers
theogamy - ( )
  A marriage between gods
theoktony - ( )
  The death of God or of gods
theologaster - ( )
  A religious charlatan
theologicophobia - ( )
  The fear of theology
theologoumenon - ( )
  Individual opinion on God or divinity
theomachy - ( )
  A war between gods or a war against gods
theomancy - ( )
  Using gods or oracles to foretell the future
theomania - ( )
  A madness in which one claims to be a god or represent God on some mission
theomastix - ( )
  A divine scourge of mortals or a disaster sent by God
theomicrist - ( )
  A person who mocks God or divinity
theomorphic - ( )
  Resembling a god or having godlike qualities
theonomy - ( )
  Rulership by God or a government formed by God
theophagy - ( )
  The eating of a god (such as in the Christian communion)
theophany - ( )
  The manifestation of a deity on Earth
theophilanthropist - ( )
  A person who loves both God and mankind
theophobia - ( )
  A fear of Gods or the wrath of God
theophobia - ( )
  The fear of God
theopneusty - ( )
  Divine inspiration, especially one that enables someone to reveal divine truths
therianthropic - ( )
  Combining human and animal forms, such as the centaur
theriolater - ( )
  A person who worships animals
theriolatry - ( )
  The worship of animals as gods
theriomancy - ( )
  Divination using animals or their movement
thermophobia - ( )
  A fear of heat
thixophobia - ( )
  The fear of touching or being touched
thole - ( )
  A pin in the gunwhale of a boat to hold an oar
threpterophilia - ( )
  An attraction to female nurses
thrioboly - ( )
  Divination using stones or rocks
thrip - ( )
  To snap one's fingers
thurible - ( )
  The incense holder used in religious ceremonies
thurification - ( )
  The burning of incense
thygatrilagnia - ( thy-GA-truh-LAG-nee-uh )
  An incestuous desire for one's daughter
tibialoconcupiscent - ( )
  Having a lascivious interest in watching a women put on stockings
timbromaniac - ( )
  An avid stamp collector
timmynoggy - ( )
  A device the saves time and labor
timocracy - ( )
  A government of honorable people
tirocinium - ( )
  A soldier's first battle
tocology - ( )
  The study of obstetrics or midwifery
tocophobia - ( )
  A fear of childbirth
toggy - ( )
  A long beaverskin coat popular among northern fur traders
tolutiloquent - ( )
  Pertaining to a smooth talker
tomalley - ( )
  A type of lobster liver that turns green when heated
tomecide - ( )
  The act of murdering or destroying a book
tomentose - ( )
  Covered with thick tangled hair
tomophobia - ( )
  The fear of surgery
tonitrous - ( )
  Reverberating with the sound of thunder
tonitruone - ( )
  A device used in theater or movies to create thunder
tonitruphobia - ( )
  The fear of thunder
topomancy - ( )
  Divination using the shape of the land
toponymics - ( )
  The study of place names
topophobia - ( )
  1.A fear of performing
topophobia - ( )
  2. A fear of a particular place
torschlusspanik - ( )
  The fear of young women that they will not be married until they are to old to have children
tortfeaser - ( )
  A wrongdoer
toxicophobia - ( )
  See toxiphobia
toxiphobia - ( )
  A fear of poison or being poisoned
traumatophobia - ( )
  A fear of injury
tregetour - ( )
  A street magician or juggler
tremophobia - ( )
  The fear of trembling
trichinophobia - ( )
  The fear of trichinosis
trichology - ( )
  The science of hair and hair diseases
trichopathophobia - ( )
  A fear of hair disease
trichophobia - ( )
  A fear of hair
trichotillomania - ( )
  Tearing out one's hair
tricorne - ( )
  A hat with three points such as was worn by american revolutionaries
triskaidekaphobia - ( )
  A fear of the number thirteen
tritavia - ( )
  The great grandmother of one's great grandmother
tritavus - ( )
  The great grandfather of one's great grandfather
tritheism - ( )
  Believing in three gods, such as the Trinity
triturate - ( )
  To crush into a fine powder
trochilidist - ( )
  A person who studies hummingbirds
trochomancy - ( )
  Divination by studying wheel tracks
tropoclastics - ( )
  The science of breaking habits
tropophobia - ( )
  A fear of changes or making changes
trullization - ( )
  The act of laying on plaster with a trowel
truttaceous - ( )
  Resembling a trout
trypanophobia - ( )
  A fear of injections or inoculations
tsiology - ( )
  The study of tea, or a dissertation on tea
tubicination - ( )
  The sound made by someone blowing a horn
turistaphobia - ( )
  The fear of contaminated water
turistaphobia - ( )
  The fear of travelling
tychopotamic - ( )
  Pertaining to something which lives in fresh water
tycolosis - ( )
  Accident prevention
tyg - ( )
  A seventeenth century mug having twelve handles
typhlology - ( )
  The study of blindness
typp - ( )
  The number of thousands of yards of yarn which weighs one pound
tyrannophobia - ( )
  The fear of tyrants
tyromancy - ( )
  Divination or magic using cheese

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