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Karmactive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kärmaktiv
Sentence: The world would be so much better if more people were a bit more karmactive, following through on what they know are good ideas and actually doing something.
Etymology: karma (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.) + active
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COMMENTS:
What comes around, goes around! - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:06:00
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Obiturest
Created by: anafausta
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He has finally reached his obiturest and is resting in peace.
Etymology: Obituary (a notice of the death of a person) + rest (refreshing inactivity after exertion or labor)
Peacebypeace
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: peace by piece
Sentence: Let each person, one by one, piece by piece, strive to live in friendly accord, in harmony, with everyone and everything, thereby achieving peacebypeace.
Etymology: "Piece by Piece" - a way to get most things accomplished. "Peace by Peace" - a way to accomplish world peace.
Altruinstigate
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /al-troo-in'-sti-geyt/
Sentence: Although George was a horrible cook, he had altruinstigated a campaign to distribute hot food to the homeless, but instead, he finally succumbed to the 'sugar crash' from all of the holiday candy he'd been eating, and slept the day away.
Etymology: altruism - concern for the welfare of others (from Italian, altrui) + instigate - to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course (from Latin, instīgāre "to impel")
Loveolution
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: LOVE-O-looshun
Sentence: We need to do more. We need a compleat LOVEOLUTION.
Etymology: LOVE+revOLUTION=LOVEOLUTION.....LOVE:strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm or devotion, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please.....REVOLUTION: a sudden, radical, or complete change, the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed, activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation, a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve. +
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COMMENTS:
You only go around once in a revolution. - Mustang, 2008-12-25: 22:44:00
You say you want a loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be all right all right, all right - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:05:00
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Paxcentrate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pax/cen/trate
Sentence: Johnny is going to paxcentrate on world calmness this Christmas by starting with his family and not bitching about every present he receives.
Etymology: pax + concentrate
Serenido
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: se-REN-ado
Sentence: Carlos launched into is his serenido at full voice in the hope that music would soothe the savage beast and bring peace to his village.
Etymology: Serenity + Do + serenade
Displacate
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: dis-play-cate
Sentence: I can't stand people who are well meaning, but never actually displacate.
Etymology: display+placate
Comments:
Merry Christmas to everyone! And thanks for the good wishes ~ James
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