used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
atrocitiesnounUS /əˈtrɑːsətiz/
plural of “atrocity” — the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
blasphemies
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From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
contumeliousadjective
arrogantly insolent
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
DesnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
true confidential information
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
doesn't
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
Durtal
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
erotomaniacs
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
exceededverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdəd/
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
excitationnounUS /ˌeksaɪˈteɪʃən/
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
Hermies
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From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
humdrumadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmdrʌm/
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
hystero-epileptics
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
investuous
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
It's
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From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
sabbats
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From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
sacrilegiousadjectiveUS /ˌsækrəˈledʒɪs/
grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
seraglionoun
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
uniqueadjectiveUS /juːˈniːk/
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading Certainly, in the matter of contumelious blasphemies, of sacrilegious atrocities, and sensual excitation, this priest may seem to have exceeded the limits, to be almost unique.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading "It's a veritable seraglio of hystero-epileptics and erotomaniacs that he has formed for himself.
vicesnounUS /ˈvaɪsəz/
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
nonexistent
From this reading But the bloody and investuous side of the old sabbats is wanting.
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading But his vices lack warmth.
at the time that
From this reading "He doesn't lead a humdrum life, that canon!" said Des Hermies, when Durtal had related to him the details of the Black Mass.
