noun one who has been named after another.Aunt Pearl looked lovingly at her namesake, hoping the infant would grow up to be fond of the name they shared. See the full entry
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WOTD: hedonist
noun one who believes that pleasure-seeking should be the primary goal of humans.His sister was a hard-working, self-sacrificing sort of person, but he was more of a hedonist. See the full entry
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WOTD: gauche
adjective deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude.What is considered polite in one society may be gauche in another. See the full entry
WOTD: sacrilege
noun the violation, profane treatment, or destruction of some place or thing that is considered to be sacred.By consuming the communion wine for their pleasure, they have committed a terrible sacrilege. See…