proceleusmatic

[pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh-]

proc·e·leus·mat·ic

[pros-uh-loos-mat-ik, proh-suh-]
adjective
1.
inciting, animating, or inspiring.
2.
Prosody.
a.
noting a metrical foot of four short syllables.
b.
pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind.
noun
3.
Prosody. a proceleusmatic foot.

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Proceleusmatic has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1700–10; < Late Latin proceleusmaticus < Greek prokeleusmatikós literally, calling for incitement, equivalent to pro- pro-2 + keleusmat- (stem of kéleusma summons, derivative of keleúein to rouse to action) + -ikos -ic
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proceleusmatic (ˌprɒsɪluːsˈmætɪk)
 
adj
1.  denoting or consisting of a metrical foot of four short syllables
 
n
2.  a proceleusmatic metrical foot
 
[C18: from Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, from prokeleuein to drive on, from pro-² + keleuein to give orders]

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