Webster’s primary definition alludes to an older interpretation of the word: “a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action, especially: a divine call to the religious life ...

In an in-depth interview, independent filmmaker Prashant Pandit discusses his trilingual documentary, “The Word and The ...

A 19th Century dictionary of mining terms used in Derbyshire has fetched £17,000 at an auction. Hansons Auctioneers said the ...

Read on to unpack preaching to the choir’s meaning and to sing the praises of this spirited idiom.

The poet John Dryden wrote, “Words are but pictures of our thoughts,” and a couple of new ones — pogonotomy and xylarium — recently roused some mental illustrations. A xylarium ...