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Input: duprass - a karass that consists of only two people. This is one of the few kinds of karass about which we can have any reliable knowledge. The two members of a duprass live lives that revolve around each other, and are therefore often married. A true duprass can't be invaded, not even by children born of such a union. The novel cites the example of Horlick Minton, the New American Ambassador to the Republic of San Lorenzo, and his wife, Claire. The two members of a duprass always die within a week of each other. granfalloon - a false karass; i.e., a group of people who imagine they have a connection that does not really exist. An example is Hoosiers; Hoosiers are people from Indiana, and Hoosiers have no true spiritual destiny in common, so really share little more than a name. It's a term from a fictional religion created by Kurt Vonnegut for his novel *Cat's Cradle.* See the Wikipedia article at. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BokononAccording to that site, A karass is a group of people who, unbeknownst to them, are collectively doing God's will. A karass is driven forward in time and space by tension within the karass.. According to other Web sites, a duprass is a karass of two. It seems to me likely that duprass is a form influenced by words such as duplicate and duplex, so that the pronunciation of dup would be (d(j)up), d(y)oop, (rhyming with scoop), depending upon whether the speaker said the first vowel of duplicate and duplex as (u) (the oo of hoop) or (ju) (the ew of pew). Cat's cradle is one of the oldest games in recorded human history, and involves creating various string figures, either individually or by passing a loop of string back and forth between two or more players. The true origin of the name is debated, though the first known reference is in The light of nature pursued by Abraham Tucker in 1768. The type of string, the specific figures, their order, and the names of the figures vary. Independent versions of this game have been found in indigenous cult an object around which the lives of many otherwise unrelated people may revolve; at any time, each karass has two wampeters, one that is becoming more important and one that is becoming less important; the wampeter of Jonah's karass is ice-nine. Bokononism is a fictitious religion invented by Kurt Vonnegut and practiced by many of the characters in his novel Cat's Cradle. Many of the sacred texts of Bokononism were written in the form of calypsos. Bokononism is based on the concept of foma, which are defined as harmless untruths. A foundation of Bokononism is that the religion, including its texts, is formed entirely of lies; however, one who believes and adheres to these lies will have peace of mind, and perhaps live a good life. The p Microsoft Word - Dictionary of Terms from The Books of Bokonon.doc Author: Admin Created Date: 4/22/2008 6:00:27 PM This is the place for duprass definition. You find here duprass meaning, synonyms of duprass and images for duprass Bokononism encompasses a number of unique concepts expressed in the San Lorenzan dialect: [1] boko-maru the supreme act of worship of the Bokononists, which is an intimate act consisting of prolonged physical contact between the naked soles of the feet of two persons. What does karass mean? Definitions for karass Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word karass. Examples. 1 Kurt Vonnegut has this concept called a karass, which is the notion that there are people all around the world with whom you have an instant connection, says Kieran, whose guest lecture topic is re-evaluating 80s new age music. Caribou's Dan Snaith finds the formula for success with Swim.
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