The Middle English word provost is derived from the Old English word praefost and the Old French word provost. These are both from Medieval Latin propositus, praepositus, which in turn is derived from the Latin praepositus “(one) placed before (others), from the past participle of praeponere, to place before or over .

1 : the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter. 2 : the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh. 3 : the keeper of a prison.

The Provost is the Chief Academic Officer of the University, providing primary administrative leadership, direction, and evaluation for all academic activities and faculty affairs of the University. The Provost conducts the duties of the office of President of the University when the President is unable or unavailable.

noun. a person appointed to superintend or preside. an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc. the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a medieval administrative district.

The differences between a provost and a dean stem primarily from the different areas of the college or university they oversee. While deans oversee faculty and academic staff at the department level, provosts oversee the school’s entire educational offering. Finally, provosts tend to earn higher salaries than deans.

What is another word for provost?

administrator	chancellor
head	gaolerUK
jailerUS	keeper
magistrate	officer
official	supervisor

What is another word for dean?

principal	director
nestor	senior
administrator	authority
department head	dignitary
ecclesiastic	governor

SYNONYMS FOR paragon 1 ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.

Paragon applies to someone who is a model of perfection in some quality or trait. We link paragon with other words that follow it, such as “paragon of virtue” or “paragon of patience.” A paragon means someone or something that is the very best.

: a model of excellence or perfection was a paragon of goodness a paragon of a wife. paragon. verb. paragoned; paragoning; paragons.

Noun. ▲ Opposite of an unrivaled or matchless person or thing. mediocrity.

If you are gullible, the joke is on you because you are easily fooled. It is thought that gullible might be derived from the verb gull, meaning “to swallow.” This would be a funny coincidence as gullible describes an overly trusting person who tends to swallow the stories he hears whole.

Opposite of courteous behaviour, especially that of a man towards women. rudeness. boorishness. cowardice. discourteousness.

What is another word for perfect?

flawless	excellent
impeccable	pristine
defectless	faultless
intact	irreproachable
mint	optimal

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• 5 Idyllic (adj.)
• 6 Aurora (n.)
• 7 Solitude (n.)
• 8 Supine (adj.)
• 9 Petrichor (n.) The pleasant, earthy smell after rain.
• 10 Serendipity (n.) The chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way.

pluperfect Add to list Share. The word pluperfect comes from the Latin phrase plus quam perfectum, “more than perfect.” The Latin perfect tense refers to the past, while the pluperfect references “more than past.”

Imperfect

Antonym of Safe Word. Antonym. Safe. Dangerous, Unsafe. Get definition and list of more Antonym and Synonym in English Grammar.

1a : resembling a picture : suggesting a painted scene. b : charming or quaint in appearance. 2 : evoking mental images : vivid.

: very peaceful, happy, and enjoyable. He had an idyllic childhood.

1a : suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit sang in a melancholy voice. b : causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit : dismal a melancholy thought. 2a : depressed in spirits : dejected, sad. b : pensive.

It’s not necessarily bad or counter-productive, but sometimes it’s okay not to be happy. Sometimes feeling melancholy is okay. The word ‘melancholy’ puts its finger on a particular species of sadness, which isn’t an illness or even a problem: it’s part of being human.

Melancholic depression is a form of major depressive disorder (MDD) which presents with melancholic features. Although melancholic depression used to be seen as a distinct disorder, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) no longer recognizes it as a separate mental illness.

The eight deadly sins that Capps focused on included greed, lust, pride, anger, gluttony, envy, apathy, and melancholy. Of these sins, melancholy, anger, and lust were considered the worst by both men and women. They viewed envy and pride as “female” sins. Gluttony and melancholy were judged generally neutral.

• Gula (gluttony)
• Luxuria/Fornicatio (lust, fornication)
• Avaritia (avarice/greed)
• Tristitia (sorrow/despair/despondency)
• Ira (wrath)
• Acedia (sloth)
• Vanagloria (vainglory)
• Superbia (pride, hubris)

In Hebrew, the word transcribed for the sin of fornication is also in the meaning of the words for idolatry. This means that fornication is associated with the worship of heathen idols, many of which had rituals that involved forms of deviated sexual intercourse.

In Christian teachings, both vainglory and pride are considered as cardinal sins. However, vainglory isn’t part of the original seven deadly sins model prescribed by the Medieval Church. On the other hand, pride has a prominent role as the most serious and first deadly sin. Its counterpart virtue is humility.

The original 8 temptations of man were: Gluttony, Fornication, Avarice, Sorrow, Anger, Discouragement, Vainglory and Pride. On this website we have 8 deadly sins representing 8 categories all created with positive connotations deviating from negative implications from the usual meaning of the deadly sins.

sin of wrath