Glossary | Compulsory English XI | Unit 8 : A Few Kind Words for Superstition

 

Language Development

Unit-8. Humour and Satire

A Few Kind Words for Superstition

 

Glossary

 

aloof	not friendly	घमण्डी, टाढा
banish	exile	निर्वासन
condemned	criticize	निन्दा गर्नु
creed	religious beliefs	आस्था, विश्वास
deplored	feeling of disapproval	निन्दा, अस्विकार
devout	religious	भक्त
enlightenment	knowledge about and understanding of something	ज्ञान
humbler	modest	नम्र
Idolatry	idol worship	मूर्तिपूजा
Orthodox	traditional	अर्थोडक्स, परम्परागत
Parapsychology	study of mental power	प्यारासाइकोलजी, मानसिक शक्तिको अध्ययन
prevalent	common	प्रचलित, सामान्य
renaissance	rebirth	पुनर्जागरण
scorn	disrespect	घृणा
sober	serious and sensible	शान्त, गम्भिर, संवेदनशिल
swarthy	having dark skin	गहुगोरो, कालो
Theologians	a person who studies theology/religious beliefs	धर्मशास्त्रीहरू
transcendental	going beyond the usual limits of human knowledge	ट्रान्सेन्डेन्टल, मानवीय ज्ञान भन्दा माथी जानु, अन्र्तज्ञान
unbidden	without being asked or invited	निषिद्ध, नसोधिएको, ननिम्त्याइएको
yearning	a strong and emotional desire	लालसा, लोभ