different between egregore vs egregious

English

Alternative forms

• egregor

Etymology

From French égrégore (“spirit of a group”), from the Ancient Greek substantive of ????????? (egr?goros, “wakeful”) meaning watcher, angel in the Book of Enoch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????????/

Noun

egregore (plural egregores)

1. (obsolete) An angelic being from the Book of Enoch.
2. (occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of and influencing the thoughts of a group of people.

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English

Etymology

From Latin ?gregius, from e- (“out of”), + grex (“flock”), + English adjective suffix -ous, from Latin suffix -osus (“full of”); reflecting the positive connotations of "standing out from the flock".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????i?.d??s/, /????i?.d?i.?s/
• Rhymes: -i?d??s

Adjective

egregious (comparative more egregious, superlative most egregious)

1. conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
   • 16thC, Christopher Marlowe, Ignoto,

     I cannot cross my arms, or sigh "Ah me," / "Ah me forlorn!" egregious foppery! / I cannot buss thy fill, play with thy hair, / Swearing by Jove, "Thou art most debonnaire!"

   • c1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, Act 2, Scene 3,

     My lord, you give me most egregious indignity.

   • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]

     When the goal is simply to be as faithful as possible to the material—as if a movie were a marriage, and a rights contract the vow—the best result is a skillful abridgment, one that hits all the important marks without losing anything egregious.
2. Outrageously bad; shocking.

Usage notes

The negative meaning arose in the late 16th century, probably originating in sarcasm. Before that, it meant outstanding in a good way. Webster also gives “distinguished” as an archaic meaning, and notes that contemporary usage often has an unpleasant connotation (for example, “an egregious error”). It generally precedes such epithets as ass, blunderer, rascal, and rogue. The Italian as well as Spanish cognate egregio has retained a strictly positive sense, as has the Portuguese cognate egrégio.

Related terms

• egregia cum laude

Derived terms

• egregiously
• egregiousness

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