peculiar+temperament
11mood — mood, humor, temper, vein mean a temporary state or frame of mind in which one emotion or desire or one set of emotions gains the ascendancy. Mood is the comprehensive term for any such frame of mind, regardless of its particular cause, its… …
12specialty — spe·cial·ty n pl ties 1 [from the special form of the contract]: formal contract at contract 2: a doctrine providing that a person extradited can be prosecuted only for the charges described in the order for extradition …
13Idiosyncrasy — Idiosyncrasy, from Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία, idiosunkrasia , a peculiar temperament , habit of body ( idios one s own and syn krasis mixture ) is defined as an individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group, and is often used to… …
14Camisards — • Eighteenth century French sect Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Camisards Camisards † …
15Sergeant, John — • Writer, born at Barrow upon Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sergeant, John John Sergeant …
16John Sergeant — John Sergeant † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Sergeant Born at Barrow upon Humber, Lincolnshire, in 1623; died in 1710, not, as Dodd asserts, in 1707 (MS. Obituary of the Old Chapter ). He was son of William Sergeant, a yeoman, and was …
17idiocrasy — n. Peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, peculiar temperament …
18idiosyncrasy — n. Peculiarity (of constitution), idiocrasy, peculiar temperament …
19desire — vb Desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean having a longing for something. Desire, wish, and want are often used with identical intent though in such situations (usually everyday ones) that the degree of intensity of longing or need is not at issue …
20eccentricity — eccentricity, idiosyncrasy are not always clearly distinguished when they denote an act, a practice, or a characteristic that impresses the observer as strange or singular. Eccentricity (compare STRANGE) emphasizes the idea of divergence from the …
