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MANICHEISM, N. The Ancient Persian Doctrine Of An Incessant Warfare Between Good And Evil.
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MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare
between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians
joined the victorious Opposition.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
PANTHEISM, n. The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
Incidentally, it is pretty good eating. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government.
In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to....
IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary