16th-century neologisms

thumb|This is the woodcut for Utopia's map as it appears in Thomas More's Utopia printed by Dirk Martens in December 1516 (the first edition).

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A dessert is a dish that consists of sweet foods, such as cake, biscuit, ice cream, and possibly a beverage, such as dessert wine or liqueur. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts. Desserts commonly conclude a meal as a course in many restaurants, while in some parts of the world, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal.

collectively Africa, Asia and Europe

thumb|"Jehovah" at Book of Exodus|Exodus 6:3 (1611 [[King James Version)]] Jehovah () is a Latinization of the Hebrew , one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew BibleOld Testament. The Tetragrammaton is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God's name in Christianity.

political philosophy named after and posed by Niccolò Machiavelli

form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent

thumb|upright=1.35|alt=Photo of a group of children that are sitting outside, smiling, and laughing|Positive interpersonal relationships contribute to well-being.

act with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party

phrase said in the play Julius Caesar by the title character

Latin motto and the national motto of Spain

thumb|Image of a real apple (left), and plastic food model apple (right). The fake apple is a simulacrum. A simulacrum (: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin simulacrum, meaning "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god. By the late 19th century, it had gathered a secondary association of inferiority: an image without the substance or qualities of the original. Literary critic Fredric Jameson of

type of state

Gibberish, also known as jibber-jabber or gobbledygook, is speech that is (or appears to be) nonsense: ranging across speech sounds that are not actual words, pseudowords, language games, and specialized jargon that seems nonsensical to outsiders.

Latin aphorism often claimed to mean organized "knowledge is power"

phrase describing a large empire

was a after Bunroku and before Genna. This period spanned from October 1596 to July 1615. The reigning emperors were and .

was a after Tenshō and before Keichō. This period spanned the years from December 1592 to October 1596. The reigning emperor of Japan was .

thumb|right|alt=Illustration of a woman in a gingham dress standing in front of a large Christmas wreath|A 1922 advertisement in ''Ladies' Home Journal for Biberman Bros.: "Give her a for Xmas" Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced , but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass'', originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation . The 'X' comes from the Greek letter , which is the first letter of the Greek word (), which became Christ in English. The suffix -mas is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.

A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as a hobgoblin.

was a after Meiō and before Eishō. This period spanned the years from February 1501 through February 1504. The reigning emperor was .

latin phrase

, also transliterated as Tenmon, was a after Kyōroku and before Kōji. This period spanned from July 1532 through October 1555. The reigning emperor was .

was a after Kōji and before Genki. This period spanned the years from February 1558 through April 1570. The reigning emperor was .

Japanese era from August 1521 to August 1528

Japanese era from February 1504 to August 1521

era of the Azuchi–Momoyama period in feudal Japan between 1573 and 1592

Japanese era from April 1570 to July 1573

Japanese era from October 1555 to February 1558

idiom for something not understandable

to sanitize and change hiding undesirable qualities (censorship)

A cacodemon (also spelled cacodaemon, cacodaimon, kakodemon, kakodaemon, or kakodaimon) is an evil spirit or (in the modern sense of the word) a demon. The opposite of a cacodemon is an agathodaemon or eudaemon, a good spirit or angel. The word cacodemon comes through Latin from the Ancient Greek , meaning an "evil spirit", whereas daimon would be a neutral spirit in Greek. It is believed to be capable of shapeshifting. A cacodemon is also said to be a malevolent person. A cacodemon is depicted as a horned (or winged browed) youth with oversized genitalia trailing between his legs in Greek myt

A Nicodemite () is a person suspected of publicly misrepresenting their religious faith to conceal their true beliefs. The term is sometimes defined as referring to a Protestant who lived in a Catholic country and escaped persecution by concealing their Protestantism.

Grammelot (or gromalot or galimatias) is an imitation of language used in satirical theatre, an ad hoc gibberish that uses prosody along with macaronic and onomatopoeic elements to convey emotional and other meaning, and used in association with mime and mimicry. The satirical use of such a format may date back to the 16th-century commedia dell'arte; the group of cognate terms appears to belong to the 20th century.

Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil and their culture.

proverb

The term feeble-minded was used from the late 19th century in Europe, the United States, and Australasia for disorders later referred to as illnesses, deficiencies of the mind, and disabilities.

A cuckquean is the wife of an adulterous husband (or partner for unmarried companions), and the gender-opposite of a cuckold. In evolutionary biology, the term is also applied to females who are investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own. Similar prying within a family is called wittoldry. The term is derived from Early Modern English dating back to 1562 and is composed of the terms cuck "someone whose partner is unfaithful" and quean ().

German philosophy idea

16th century Dutch revolutionary slogan

Howdy is an informal salutation in the English language often used in the Southern United States. Originally a shortened form of the inquiry How do ye?, it was first used in Southern England in the 18th century.

old Nepalese high ranking official