He denounced puritanism, which he defined as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy".
He called haiku "pops," which he defined as "short 3-line pomes".
One reader (@JamesElliott8) proposed "aibohphobia," which he defined as the fear of palindromes.
He called his religious beliefs "cosmist," which he defined as believing in God's love permeating the whole universe.
Mr. Whitman emphasized that any securities he buys must also be safe, which he defined as "financially strong".
He helped to create the Moral Majority, which he defined as "pro-life, pro-family, pro-morality and pro-American".
Originally a Unitarian minister, Emerson abandoned his post because he knew only the god within, which he defined as the best and oldest part of his self.
3. Alfred Jarry, The Supermale (1902) Alfred Jarry was a surrealist playwright and founder of "Pataphysics", which he defined as "the science of imaginary solutions".
Daniel Dennett, a philosopher at Tufts, argued that humans are free, which he defined as the capacity to be moved by reasons.
(Some years ago, Barry Norman coined the verb "to rample", which he defined as "an ability to reduce a man to helplessness though a chilly sensuality").
Others, not ready for city status, Mr. Collier said, established boroughs, which he defined as "intermediate municipal bodies in restricted geographic districts".
