In theology, the state of a luckless mortal prenatally damned. The doctrine of reprobation was taught by Calvin, whose joy in it was somewhat marred by the sad sincerity of his conviction that although some are foredoomed to perdition, others are predestined to salvation.

ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any kind of amusement whose inroads stop short of death by injection.

Brain: an apparatus with which we think that we think. Mind, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain.

RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

ASPERSE, v.t. Maliciously to ascribe to another vicious actions which one has not had the temptation and opportunity to commit.

Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.

SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as... the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt.