The belief which opposes removing the tie between church and state. I once used this for a word puzzle for the children. How many shorter words could they make from it? Kept them busy for hours…unfortunately, it didn't take them long to spot the inappropriate word that could be made from the letters.
A high-pitched musical instrument of the recorder family. And I always thought it was a kind of bean…which apparently it is. What do you know - I was right!
Twenty-nine letters long and often spelt incorrectly! It means the act of dismissing something as useless or trivia1, so I guess, meaning-wise, it would be easy to use it but seriously, who in their right mind would say “he had a floccinaucinihilipilification of wealth” instead of “he thought wealth was unimportant.”!
Having two sets of stamens, with the outer series opposite the petals and the inner series alternating with them. I'm guessing there's not much use for this word even if you are a horticulturist.
Vomitorium
An access passage in a Roman theatre. What happened to simply using the word “passage” or “corridor”? The question, “What was a Vomitorium used for?” came up in our pub quiz last week. I'll leave the answers to your imagination!
An ancient Mesopotamian temple in the shape of a pyramidal tower. I like this word…
After I'd finished researching this article, I really felt as if I'd improved my vocabulary. I'm not sure if I'll ever use these words in my writing but I might be able to impress my friends with them!
