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Mark Robert Hopkins
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Now that I have time to address this discussion for the last time . . .
Solution: read a book. That's what I do. You'll find that it does wonders.
Not likely. The proper denotations to terms like Monumentophilia, polyvivatism, Harolding, and Maudism--if these are, indeed, real words--can be ascertained by breaking down the linguistic components--called morphemes--and performing an analysis that way.
As everybody knows, philia, based on the Old Greek Philios, means love[r] of..., but the word monumento, which although in a connotative sense suggests something of tribute, has no specific reference to Catherine the Great. This word reflects awe and respect to great things. The word poly, also Greek, means many, followed by the Latin "viv-," which is a morphemic inference to life. This can be seen in non-English Latin-based infinitives such as vivre and vivir, which both translate as to live in French and Spanish respectively. The suffix "-ism" indicates, among other things, a state-of-being, which can include the notion known as a belief in... Together, these three morphemes form the word poly + viva[t]- + ism. No specific reference exists here to Long John Silver, which makes your assertion weak on all accounts. The love of great things and the belief in [or] state of living many lives (or) the belief in [or] state of reincarnation, then, are the most likely meanings to monumentophilia and polyvivatism as derived from their root words respectively.
In essence, what I am saying is this: If these words are real (and I doubted it the moment I read them), you arrived at the wrong definitions, at least from a linguistic standpoint.
This isn't likely either. "-ing," of course, is a present progressive affix applied to English verbs. This suggests that Harolding must be a verb conjugated in the present progressive. Harold is a name, so turning it into a verb makes no sense. In order to infer meaning here, we'd have to find the closest relation to the name. That word would be herald, which is a messenger. This word, though, can be used as a verb. Herald as a verb means to announce the approach of [someone or something]. The word heralding (transforming the 'a' to 'o' and the 'o' to 'a' for the necessary sake of clarity) signifies the act of announcing an approach.
By the way, all words in English denoting a fear end with the suffix -phobia, from xenophobe--also of Greek origin. These words are collectively encoded as such. Keeping this rule in mind, neither Harolding nor Maudism could possibly refer to the fear of anything.
It's always nice to put two advanced degrees to work! 
Now that this pointless exchange has been straightened out perhaps we can return to the original topic of this thread...
Just as a side note, Martin, please remember that adults attracted to adolescents are not pedophiles (yet another Greek word!), who, according to the APA DSM IV, are adults, either female or male, predominantly or solely attracted to prepubescent children 12/13 and under. Those drawn to teens, at least casually, are considered psychologically normative, since many humans throughout history and even in the world today have this sexual impulse imbued within their psyches. Hell, advertising capitalizes on that! Teenagers are (more or less) sexually mature, prepubescent children are not.
A couple of relatively new words to account for those who are attracted primarily to individuals between 14 and 17 (sometimes 19) are ephebophilia and hebephilia and are not synonymous in any way with pedophilia, other than the latter's constantly incorrect social implications regarding sex between adults and teens who are minors. Still, the term Lolita is a much more recognized term that fits the bill, although Humbert Humbert is drawn to a girl who is 12, which is an attraction that falls in the extreme upper category of pedophilia, so that word might be incorrect as well to refer to teens. The word you want, though, is predator, and there certainly are more than enough of these. *shudder*
Anyway, I apologize for my digression. If the AOC was as high as 75, everyone would be arrested for engaging in criminal sex acts. Consider that every single baby born would be the result of a crime and therefore a dishonorable shame to its society. No, 75 is much too high, but I get your point. 
I've noticed this is not directly connected to the original topic, which I posted, but I wanted to address your comments first, Martin. I ask that someone please take this thread back to the Titanic. After all, this is a Titanic site, not a site on law or sex. Thank you.
Have a very pleasant day, all! 
Solution: read a book. That's what I do. You'll find that it does wonders.
Not likely. The proper denotations to terms like Monumentophilia, polyvivatism, Harolding, and Maudism--if these are, indeed, real words--can be ascertained by breaking down the linguistic components--called morphemes--and performing an analysis that way.
As everybody knows, philia, based on the Old Greek Philios, means love[r] of..., but the word monumento, which although in a connotative sense suggests something of tribute, has no specific reference to Catherine the Great. This word reflects awe and respect to great things. The word poly, also Greek, means many, followed by the Latin "viv-," which is a morphemic inference to life. This can be seen in non-English Latin-based infinitives such as vivre and vivir, which both translate as to live in French and Spanish respectively. The suffix "-ism" indicates, among other things, a state-of-being, which can include the notion known as a belief in... Together, these three morphemes form the word poly + viva[t]- + ism. No specific reference exists here to Long John Silver, which makes your assertion weak on all accounts. The love of great things and the belief in [or] state of living many lives (or) the belief in [or] state of reincarnation, then, are the most likely meanings to monumentophilia and polyvivatism as derived from their root words respectively.
In essence, what I am saying is this: If these words are real (and I doubted it the moment I read them), you arrived at the wrong definitions, at least from a linguistic standpoint.
This isn't likely either. "-ing," of course, is a present progressive affix applied to English verbs. This suggests that Harolding must be a verb conjugated in the present progressive. Harold is a name, so turning it into a verb makes no sense. In order to infer meaning here, we'd have to find the closest relation to the name. That word would be herald, which is a messenger. This word, though, can be used as a verb. Herald as a verb means to announce the approach of [someone or something]. The word heralding (transforming the 'a' to 'o' and the 'o' to 'a' for the necessary sake of clarity) signifies the act of announcing an approach.
By the way, all words in English denoting a fear end with the suffix -phobia, from xenophobe--also of Greek origin. These words are collectively encoded as such. Keeping this rule in mind, neither Harolding nor Maudism could possibly refer to the fear of anything.
It's always nice to put two advanced degrees to work!
Now that this pointless exchange has been straightened out perhaps we can return to the original topic of this thread...
Just as a side note, Martin, please remember that adults attracted to adolescents are not pedophiles (yet another Greek word!), who, according to the APA DSM IV, are adults, either female or male, predominantly or solely attracted to prepubescent children 12/13 and under. Those drawn to teens, at least casually, are considered psychologically normative, since many humans throughout history and even in the world today have this sexual impulse imbued within their psyches. Hell, advertising capitalizes on that! Teenagers are (more or less) sexually mature, prepubescent children are not.
A couple of relatively new words to account for those who are attracted primarily to individuals between 14 and 17 (sometimes 19) are ephebophilia and hebephilia and are not synonymous in any way with pedophilia, other than the latter's constantly incorrect social implications regarding sex between adults and teens who are minors. Still, the term Lolita is a much more recognized term that fits the bill, although Humbert Humbert is drawn to a girl who is 12, which is an attraction that falls in the extreme upper category of pedophilia, so that word might be incorrect as well to refer to teens. The word you want, though, is predator, and there certainly are more than enough of these. *shudder*
Anyway, I apologize for my digression. If the AOC was as high as 75, everyone would be arrested for engaging in criminal sex acts. Consider that every single baby born would be the result of a crime and therefore a dishonorable shame to its society. No, 75 is much too high, but I get your point.
I've noticed this is not directly connected to the original topic, which I posted, but I wanted to address your comments first, Martin. I ask that someone please take this thread back to the Titanic. After all, this is a Titanic site, not a site on law or sex. Thank you.
Have a very pleasant day, all!
