the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church
epistemology
Noun
the philosophical theory of knowledge
eschatology
Noun
the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment
etymology
Noun
the study of the sources and development of words
etymology
Noun
a history of a word
experimenter bias
Noun
(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
escapology
Noun
the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
esteem
Noun
an attitude of admiration or esteem
esteem
Noun
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
esteem
Noun
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
esteem
Verb
look on as or consider
esteem
Verb
regard highly
evangelicalism
Noun
stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
ethnocentrism
Noun
belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
Eurocentrism
Noun
belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
elitism
Noun
the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
extremism
Noun
any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
existential quantifier
Noun
a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true
existential operator
Noun
a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true
equivalent word
Noun
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
electronic communication
Noun
communication by computer
electronic mail
Noun
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
e-mail
Noun
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
e-mail
Verb
to communicate electronically on the computer
email
Noun
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
email
Verb
communicate electronically on the computer
emoticon
Noun
a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email
express mail
Noun
mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
electronic messaging
Noun
the sending and processing of e-mail by computer
etymon
Noun
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
entry word
Noun
the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary
eponym
Noun
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)
eponym
Noun
the person for whom something is named
eclogue
Noun
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
elegy
Noun
a mournful poem
euphuism
Noun
an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period
euphuism
Noun
any artificially elegant style of language
epic poem
Noun
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
epos
Noun
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
epos
Noun
a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
end matter
Noun
written matter following the main text of a book
electronic text
Noun
text that is in a form that computer can store or display on a computer screen
escalator clause
Noun
a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
error correction code
Noun
a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
exordium
Noun
(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
epithalamium
Noun
an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom
envoy
Noun
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
envoy
Noun
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
envoy
Noun
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
explication de texte
Noun
a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning