- adjective
- Relating to a theodicy (discourse justifying the ways of the gods).
- Origin
- Derived from theós (god) and díkē (justice).
- Source
- Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance
- noun
- The fear and hatred of gods.
- Origin
- Pairing of theo (god) and phobia (fear).
- Source
- Against A Dark Background
- noun
- The criminal act of holding unspoken beliefs or doubts that threaten the ruling party.
- Source
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- noun
- The alternate identity of a place co-located in the Cleaved cities of Besel and Ul Qoma.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘topography’ and ‘doppelganger’.
- Source
- The City & The City
- noun
- A state of neural communion attained by a group of people using artificial implants.
- Source
- Great Wall of Mars
- noun
- A universal language translator for speech.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘translate’ and Automat (machine).
- Source
- Changing Planes
- noun
- A virtual reality scenario experienced via direct interface with the brain.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘transmit’ and ‘dream’.
- Source
- The Algebraist
- adjective
- Having or appearing to have length, breadth, and depth.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘tri-dimensional’.
- Source
- Embassytown