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2023 studio album by Mizmor
Prosaic is a 2023 studio album by American heavy metal act Mizmor. Writing for Metal Injection, Max Heilman gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it
Prosaic
Trite, prosaic, or cliché truism
dictionary. A platitude is a statement that is seen as trite, meaningless, or prosaic, aimed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease. The statement
Platitude
The Swedish Chronicle (Vetus chronicon sveciae prosaicum or Prosaiska krönikan) is a mid-15th century chronicle on a nation called Getae (gethe), Goths
Swedish_Chronicle
Paranormal terminology and recordings
one's own language) and a pseudoscience promulgated by popular culture. Prosaic explanations for EVP include apophenia (perceiving patterns in random information)
Electronic_voice_phenomenon
Russian poet, writer, and critic
Evgeniy Viktorovich Abdullayev (Russian: Евгений Викторович Абдуллаев; born 19 April 1971) is an Uzbek poet, writer, and critic. He was born in Tashkent
Evgeniy_Abdullaev
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration, its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes.
1211_Avenue_of_the_Americas
Star at the centre of the Solar System
*sōwelan, which gave rise to Gothic sauil (alongside sunnō) and Old Norse prosaic sól (alongside poetic sunna), and through it the words for sun in the modern
Sun
Poetry book by Sukanta Bhattacharya
মহাজীবন) from the book Chharpatra compares the moon with a burnt roti, a prosaicness born of hunger: Chharpatra Aagami Rabindranath-er Proti. Chara gachh
Chharpatra
Lusitanian leader and rebel (d. 139 BCE)
sleeping. Theodor Mommsen said of him: "It seemed as if, in that thoroughly prosaic age, one of the Homeric heroes had reappeared." There are several possible
Viriathus
British television series
criminal act" while El Periódico compared The Gold to The Sopranos "in how prosaic its antiheroes can be". In France, Le Figaro said The Gold is "a virtuoso
The_Gold_(TV_series)
Centaur-like creature in Russian folklore
Reali di Francia, which was once popular in the Slavonic world through prosaic translations. In the 19th century, 'Polkan' became a popular name for guard
Polkan
Apparent unusual observation in the sky
organizations such as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry have provided prosaic explanations for UFOs, namely that they are caused by natural phenomena
Unidentified_flying_object
German painter
nature", according to Sergiusz Michalski. In Attic (1926), Thoms presents prosaic subject matter in an undramatic way that nevertheless, with its openings
Ernst_Thoms
Class of British 4-6-4T locomotives
G&SWR publicity as the Baltic Class, although they were also known more prosaically to enginemen as the 'Big Pugs'. The G&SWR had historically favoured small
G&SWR_540_Class
models of information retrieval may be attempts at something as apparently prosaic as improving search results or may be something more complex, such as attempting
Cognitive models of information retrieval
Cognitive_models_of_information_retrieval
Borough in New York City and county in New York State
January 7, 2024. "In 1935, the first public housing complex in New York, prosaically christened First Houses, (landmarked since 1974) on the Lower East Side
Manhattan
Hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway
been suggested that they may have in some cases also facilitated more prosaic activities, such as communication between levels.[citation needed] For
Murder_hole
Old Norse poetic device
something. For instance, Old Norse poets might use jór "steed" instead of the prosaic hestr "horse". In the modern sense, heiti are distinguished from kennings
Heiti
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Braamfontein (English: blackberry spring, or more prosaicly blackberry springs; also known as Braam) is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa
Braamfontein
1963 film by David Miller
wheeler-dealer from New Jersey, who makes even Newman's unconventional methods look prosaic. Leibowitz promptly has the entire ward participating in a sing-along of
Captain_Newman,_M.D.
Children who are believed to possess special traits or abilities
have stated that many of the traits of indigo children could be more prosaically interpreted as simple unruliness and alertness. Many children labeled
Indigo_children
Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1206 to 1227
ostensibly in retaliation for allowing Senggum, Toghrul's son, refuge. More prosaic explanations include rejuvenating the depleted Mongol economy with an influx
Genghis_Khan
to honest misidentifications of natural phenomena, aircraft, or other prosaic explanations. In early U.S. Air Force attempts to explain UFO sightings
Identification studies of UFOs
Identification_studies_of_UFOs
English filmmaker (born 1965)
I could do things that emoted, that had some kind of poetic as well as prosaic value." Glazer won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in 1997
Jonathan_Glazer
1895 novel by Marie Corelli
condemned by contemporary literary critics for Corelli's moralistic and prosaic style, it nonetheless had strong supporters, including Oscar Wilde and
The_Sorrows_of_Satan
Statue in Mile End, London
of the Pevsner Buildings of England series, describe it as "touchingly prosaic". In his detailed study, London’s Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative
Statue_of_Clement_Attlee
Reported near-death experience
anesthesiologist who examined the case offered anesthesia awareness as a more prosaic and conventional explanation for such claims. Reynolds died from heart
Pam_Reynolds_case
Persian word for God
Xwedê (خودێ) and the Pashto term Xdāi (خدۍ) are both variants of this. Prosaic usage is found for example in the Sassanid title katak-xvatay to denote
Khuda
are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility. At its most prosaic, science fiction features an endless variety of sidearms—mostly variations
Weapons_in_science_fiction
1957 novel by Dionijs Burger
based. It is markedly different from the first novel in that it has a more prosaic ending and treatment of society. The Circles (who are appointed as priests/leaders
Sphereland
Restaurant in California, United States
corner between a hotel and a strip mall. Although the surrounding area is prosaic, the restaurant is "elegant (and expensive)". Customers are pampered by
Le_Papillon_(restaurant)
2009 poem by Elizabeth Alexander
address, it received an indifferent response and was criticized as "too prosaic". Graywolf Press published the poem in paperback on February 6, 2009, with
Praise_Song_for_the_Day
Lebanese poet, 1906–1955
translated: Būdlīr bi-qalamihi – 1969. Published after his death. His poetic and prosaic works were published in two volumes in Beirut in 1981 according to the
Salah_Labaki
Royal title in Gaelic Ireland
to remain High King. The enmity between Domnall and Congal can more prosaically be laid at the door of the rivalry between the Uí Néill and the kings
High_King_of_Ireland
2007 film
American alternative guitarist Marc Ribot directed by French film maker Anaïs Prosaïc. Drawing from performance and conversation, the film explores Marc's multifaceted
The_Lost_String
academy, John Gunther, an American journalist and author, wrote, "They are prosaic, utterly devoid of rhythm, color, feeling, or spiritual imagination. They
Paintings_by_Adolf_Hitler
Box made to house wax matches
as "vesta cases", "vesta boxes" or simply "vestas". In America the more prosaic yet more descriptive term match safe was chosen. There are three main forms
Vesta_case
Sea song with lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dead Man's Chest, Rum Island, and so forth, mark a time and a race more prosaic, but still more terrible, though not one whit more wicked and brutal, than
Dead_Man's_Chest
1924 novel by José Eustasio Rivera
novel is written in an elegant and refined prose, full of metaphors and prosaic poetry, that shows the beauty and exoticism of the virgin rainforest. The
The_Vortex_(novel)
French socio-economic group
enemy, and the bourgeoisie ignoring the bohemians and embracing "useful, prosaic virtues: self-discipline, frugality, order, punctuality, moderation, industry
Bobo_(socio-economic_group)
World heritage site in Italy
recreational resorts for the leisure and pleasure of their owners; and, more prosaically, they were the centre of agricultural activities on the surrounding estates
Medici_villas
German writer and leading Illuminati member (1752–1796)
politische und prosaische kleinere Schriften (Collected Political and Prosaic Lesser Writings), 1784 Essay on Freemasonry, 1784 Contribution towards
Adolph_Freiherr_Knigge
2025 Tamil film by Karthikeyan Mani
stars and wrote "Madras Matinee wants desperately to find poetry in the prosaic, meaning in the mundane. Instead, it discovers what every writer learns
Madras_Matinee
1971 Greek film
among violent sensuality, cruelty, coarseness, and total austerity, this "prosaic" story assumes the dimensions of an ancient tragedy. The inner struggle
Evdokia_(film)
Lamps traditionally burning clarified yak butter
Externally, the lights are seen to banish darkness. Conceptually, they convert prosaic substance into illumination, a transformation akin to the search for enlightenment
Butter_lamp
British men's hair styling brand
perceived safe and comfortable job back in Britain, in fact the truth is more prosaic: Brylcreem used an image of an RAF airman in their print ads from 1939
Brylcreem
Fictional James Bond character
happened, coldly telling his superiors, "The bitch is dead now." [The abrupt prosaic choice of vocabulary ending the novel may come from Christopher Marlowe's
Vesper_Lynd
"The north" in Hausa
the region. The universality of its claim to suzerainty; and in a more prosaic but no less powerful sense, the concept of a polity with an emphasis on
Arewa
American guitarist and composer (born 1954)
Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2004) The Lost String (directed by Anais Prosaic) (2007) Gare du Nord (2013) In the Land of Arto (2025) "Marc Ribot biography"
Marc_Ribot
1965 historical novel by James A. Michener
"Makor" (Hebrew: מָקוֹר, "source"), in the Galilee region of Israel. Prosaically, the name comes from a freshwater well just north of Makor, but symbolically
The_Source_(novel)
Political leader who possesses absolute power
manipulation, such as Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler. Others were more prosaic speakers, such as Joseph Stalin and Francisco Franco. Typically, the dictator's
Dictator
1956 essay by Aldous Huxley
opens the "doors of perception"—not only in a mystical experience, but in prosaic life. Huxley uses the term antipodes to describe the "regions of the mind"
Heaven_and_Hell_(essay)
Form of literature
between poetry and prose, particularly given examples of poetic prose and prosaic poetry. Numerous modernist poets have written in non-traditional forms
Poetry
Urban myth
difficulty in casting actors in the role in live-action feature films. A more prosaic explanation for the alleged 'curse' is that given the high number of people
Superman_curse
34th episode of the 1st season of The Twilight Zone
ninth floor of a department store, carrying Miss Marsha White on a most prosaic, ordinary, run-of-the-mill errand. After Marsha exits the elevator, the
The_After_Hours
Child who has lost their parents
them from familial obligations and controls, and depriving them of more prosaic lives. It creates characters that are self-contained and introspective
Orphan
American company
not meet an additional requirement for a non-consolidated SPE. More prosaically, this was one of many ways in which Enron "cooked the books", failing
Chewco
Written work of art
written in the Linear B syllabary on clay tablets. These documents contain prosaic records largely concerned with trade (lists, inventories, receipts, etc
Literature
the 20th century, who again proposed that there is no such thing as a "prosaic" word unsuitable for poetry. In some languages, "poetic diction" is quite
Poetic_diction
Hungarian film director and CEO
Csaba Káel (born 8 June 1961 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian film director and CEO of Müpa Budapest. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2020 and the Kálmán
Csaba_Káel
grander systems (known as ambient lighting). Many economy vehicles use more prosaic interior lighting systems, which is common as these types of vehicles tend
Interior_light
Yemenite Jewish tradition of orthography in a Torah scroll
Columns containing the Prosaic Songs are considerably wider to facilitate the writing of the song in its usual format. For the Prosaic Song Ha'azinu, the
Torah_scroll_(Yemenite)
Historical province of Sweden
prominent are derivations such as Herjedalen or Haerjedalen. The more prosaic explanation of the name is that the word her or har means only "mound of
Härjedalen
King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830
George was given a separate establishment, and in dramatic contrast to his prosaic, scandal-free father, threw himself with zest into a life of dissipation
George_IV
1993 book by David Hamilton
childhood, and proceeds chronologically through his career in a fairly prosaic manner, concluding with candid photographs of the man himself. The latter
Twenty Five Years of an Artist
Twenty_Five_Years_of_an_Artist
English football club season
privilege to watch new Arsenal. They are Prozac for those used to the prosaic." — Rick Broadbent's account of Arsenal's win against Wolverhampton Wanderers
2003–04_Arsenal_F.C._season
Indian Tamil-language film
The soundtrack was composed by James Vasanthan. Deccan Herald, wrote, "Prosaic yet profound, Pasanga, subtly driving its homily, makes for a fine family
Pasanga
Medical condition
atypical form of the disease with absence of bowed limbs is called, prosaically, acampomelic campomelic dysplasia (ACD) and is found in about 10% of
Campomelic_dysplasia
Building in Seville Province, Spain
to the pavilion where she passed her time sewing. The reality is more prosaic. The formal name is the "Pavilion of San Telmo". Mercedes died of typhus
Costurero_de_la_Reina
1970 British film
Monthly Film Bulletin said "Despite its unusually naturalistic, almost prosaic approach, Monique remains an unconvincing sexual fairy tale, lacking in
Monique_(film)
Third and final section of the Tanakh
divinely prevented from completing his translation of the Bible. A more prosaic explanation may consist in the lack of regular formal readings of Ketuvim
Ketuvim
Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility. At its most prosaic, science fiction features an endless variety of sidearms, mostly variations
Weapon
Northern Irish musician (born 1945)
phrase like a mantra, or burst into scat singing. The words may often be prosaic, and so can hardly be poetry." Morrison has described his songwriting method
Van_Morrison
Self-report personality test
suspicious, skeptical, distrustful, oppositional Grounded, practical, prosaic, solution oriented, steady, conventional Abstractedness (M) Abstract, imaginative
16PF_Questionnaire
Aspect of communication that is not explicitly announced
literally have said, undermining dramatic tension, and leaving the work too prosaic. Subtext also may be included in the action of narratives, with secondary
Subtext
Theme in Tolkien's fantasy
in the form of branches carried by the soldiers, as described by Shakespeare. This was a prosaic resolution that Tolkien found deeply disappointing.
Prophecy in The Lord of the Rings
Prophecy_in_The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Colossal carving in Mehedinți County, Romania
Emperor Trajan and is regarded as a great Romanian folk hero. Dragan, more prosaically, is a rich businessman who paid for it to be carved. On this slightly
Rock_sculpture_of_Decebalus
Series of TV adaptations of Shakespeare's plays
"The Taming of the Shrew". Punch. Wells, Stanley (31 October 1980). "A Prosaic Transformation". Times Literary Supplement. Wells, Stanley (Fall 1982)
BBC_Television_Shakespeare
Old Norse poet
Norse mythology, and heiti, which are formal nouns used in place of more prosaic synonyms. Dróttkvætt metre is a type of skaldic verse form that most often
Skald
American literary critic, slavist and translator
Emerson wrote two books about Bakhtin, Mikhail Bakhtin: Creation of a Prosaics (1990) and The First Hundred Years of Mikhail Bakhtin (1997), both of which
Caryl_Emerson
Jewish prayer
Ani Ma'amin (Hebrew: אֲנִי מַאֲמִין, lit. 'I believe') is a prosaic rendition of Maimonides's thirteen-point version of the Jewish principles of faith
Ani_Ma'amin
Written work often reflecting the author's personal point of view
essay, arguing that it were better to eliminate creative art in favor of prosaic literacy. In the history of Chinese literature, the eight-legged essay
Essay
Film by Kay Cannon
2021). "'Cinderella' Review: Camila Cabello Shines in Progressive but Prosaic Reimagining of a Familiar Fairy Tale". Variety. Retrieved September 2,
Cinderella (2021 American film)
Cinderella_(2021_American_film)
Literal or metaphoric force regarded as merciless lord of universe
fourteenth-century Travels of John Mandeville. Others have suggested more prosaically that the deaths, if any, were accidental and caused by the press of the
Juggernaut
Albanian politician (1921–2020)
maintained that she personally did not live extravagantly, emphasizing the prosaic nature of her marriage ceremony in 1945, which did not include a dress
Nexhmije_Hoxha
American animated sitcom
laugh-getter with kids ... Just seeing a character that odd wearing really prosaic, normal, Kmart, three-to-a-pack underwear is a funny drawing ... We thought
SpongeBob_SquarePants
American television sitcom (1996–2005)
Everybody Loves Raymond are emotionally dynamic presentations of otherwise prosaic premises typical for traditional sitcoms. SUNY Press' book The Sitcom Reader
Everybody_Loves_Raymond
Monotheistic ethnoreligion of Yazidis
trained in religious knowledge. Therefore, they are accompanied by some prosaic genres of the Yazidi literature that often interpret the contents of the
Yazidism
American mass murderer (1925–2008)
March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2015. May, Clifford D. (June 6, 1989). "Prosaic Life of Suspect in '71 New Jersey Murders". The New York Times. Archived
John_List_(murderer)
English footballer & manager
inspiration that undermined other Premiership sides as Chelsea continue prosaic progress to the final". The Independent. London. Retrieved 7 April 2013
David_Pleat
Science fiction and fantasy genre
of science fantasy, the imaginary and the actual, the magical and the prosaic, the mythical and the scientific, meet and interanimate. In so doing, these
Science_fantasy
German word for "realm" or "empire"
here on earth; the universality of its claim to suzerainty; and in a more prosaic but no less powerful sense, the concept of a German state that would include
Reich
1974 Catholic novella
nun, only accessible on the telephone at her own convenience. She grants prosaic and indifferent advice to the inner circle and has an apparently godlike
The_Abbess_of_Crewe
Kiss between two people by their lips
69: "Osculating curves don't kiss for long, and quickly revert to a more prosaic mathematical contact." Danesi, Marcel (17 June 2013). Encyclopedia of Media
Lip_kiss
US fighter jet display videos
According to Kloor, "Cursory attention has been given to the most likely, prosaic explanations. Instead, the coverage has, for the most part, taken a quizzical
Pentagon_UFO_videos
2025 novel by Benjamin Wood
writing for The Guardian, stated that Wood's ability to transform "the prosaic details of everyday life" into evocative prose made his writing a pleasure
Seascraper_(novel)
Book of short stories
of five, writing that "Bradbury's touch breathes fantasy into his most prosaic items ... all have an intense emotional impact". Ray Bradbury bibliography
A_Medicine_for_Melancholy
2014 studio album by TV Girl
by KSUA Radio. KRUI-FM described the album as one with "melodic hooks, prosaic lyrics, and innovative sampling". All tracks are written by Brad Petering
French_Exit_(album)
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
wrote pages." His correspondence with Eleanor Jacques (London) was more prosaic, dwelling on a closer relationship and referring to past rendezvous or
George_Orwell
In literary criticism, repeating an idea
truism No true Scotsman – Informal logical fallacy Platitude – Trite, prosaic, or cliché truism Fowler, Henry Watson (1 April 1983). Gowers, Sir Ernest
Tautology_(language)
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Eve of Diwali
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Form of Alexander; Helper and Defender of Mankind
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Selected; Chosen
Female
Polish
Polish form of Latin Honoria, HONORATA means "honor, valor."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Persian
My Eyes
Female
Yiddish
Feminine form of Yiddish Elkan, ELKIE means either "God bought" or "God is jealous."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lady of rank, And honorific
Female
English
Variant form of English Andrea, ONDREA means "man; warrior."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Cupid or God of Love, Son of Krishna and Rukmini
Boy/Male
Arabic
Strong.
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n.
That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner.
a.
Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition.
a.
Alt. of Prosaical
a.
Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person.
n.
The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
a.
Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic.
a.
Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
superl.
Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.