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 cyprinid fish cyprinid fish /ˈsaɪprɪnɪd fɪʃ/

noun

  1. Soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales  ( cyprinid , cyprinid fish )
    soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales


 Mogadiscio Mogadiscio /ˌmoʊɡəˈdiʃoʊ/

noun

  1. The capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean  ( capital of Somalia , Mogadiscio , Mogadishu )
    the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean


 unorthodoxy unorthodoxy /ˌʌnɔːrˈθɒdɒksi/

noun

  1. The quality of being unorthodox  ( heterodoxy , unorthodoxy )
    the quality of being unorthodox
  2. A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion  ( heresy , unorthodoxy )
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  3. Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position  ( heresy , heterodoxy , unorthodoxy )
    any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position


 sanctum sanctorum sanctum sanctorum /ˈsæŋktəm ˈsæŋktorəm/

noun

  1. (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept  ( holy of holies , sanctum sanctorum )
    (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
  2. A place of inviolable privacy  ( sanctum , sanctum sanctorum )
    a place of inviolable privacy
     He withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go
    he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go