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Jan 14, 2002

This week's theme
Words to describe people

This week's words
opsimath
hellkite
hangdog
winebibber
cruciverbalist

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Yet, no matter which hand we write with, what language we speak, or what we eat, there is something that binds us all, whether it is our preference for a life free from fear, in our efforts to make this world better for us and for others, or in our appreciation of beauty of the soul and our longing for love.

With so many people, so many shared traits, and so many differences, there's no wonder we have so many words to describe people. This week we look at five of them.

opsimath

noun: One who begins learning late in life.

[From Greek opsi- (late) + math (learning).]

"The question, of course, is whether Paul underwent such a system in his youth or, like many before and after him, was either an opsimath or a natural-born rhetorician."
Stanley B Marrow; Liberating Words; The Catholic Biblical Quarterly (Washington); Jul 1998.

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