extreme+modesty
11prudery — /ˈprudəri/ (say proohduhree) noun (plural pruderies) 1. extreme modesty or propriety. 2. prudish action or speech …
12prudent — prudent, prudential, prudish While prudent is a judgemental word meaning ‘circumspect, judicious’, prudential is merely descriptive in identifying actions and attitudes that have to do with prudence, e.g. prudential motives are motives determined …
13prudential — prudent, prudential, prudish While prudent is a judgemental word meaning ‘circumspect, judicious’, prudential is merely descriptive in identifying actions and attitudes that have to do with prudence, e.g. prudential motives are motives determined …
14prudish — prudent, prudential, prudish While prudent is a judgemental word meaning ‘circumspect, judicious’, prudential is merely descriptive in identifying actions and attitudes that have to do with prudence, e.g. prudential motives are motives determined …
15nice-Nel|ly|ism — «NYS NEHL ee ihz uhm», noun. 1. extreme modesty or prudishness: »Nice Nellyism seldom wins elections in this country (Time). 2. circumlocution; euphemism: »Mr. Pyles attributes much of the nice Nellyism that blighted polite speech and writing… …
16prud|er|y — «PROO duhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. extreme modesty or propriety, especially when not genuine. 2. a prudish act or remark …
17SALANT, JOSEPH SUNDEL BEN BENJAMIN BENISH — (1786–1866), spiritual father of the musar movement. A pupil of and of R. Akiva Eger , he lived in Salant in Lithuania. Despite his great learning, he refused to accept a position as rabbi and barely earned a living as a small merchant, working… …
18Willie Garvin — is a character in the long running British comic strip series Modesty Blaise , as well as a series of novels based upon the strip. The character was created by Peter O Donnell in 1963 and, alongside Modesty Blaise, made his first appearance in… …
19Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …
20philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
