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By this very fact alone, everyone in the Court, even the most dull witted, cannot but sense that something unusual, something portentious is about to take place, otherwise, all of this has no meaning.

Ceremonial and Insignia—Some Considerations 1975

That comment really bothered me -- I've been to Chartres, and feel that I know the majesty of a great cathedral firsthand -- but since I have never stood there in front of Hirst's mummified shark, which carries the portentious title "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," I have to leave open the possibility that maybe Danto's comment is justified.

John Seed: When Appreciating Works of Art, Being There Is Always Best John Seed 2011

That comment really bothered me -- I've been to Chartres, and feel that I know the majesty of a great cathedral firsthand -- but since I have never stood there in front of Hirst's mummified shark, which carries the portentious title "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," I have to leave open the possibility that maybe Danto's comment is justified.

John Seed: When Appreciating Works of Art, Being There Is Always Best John Seed 2011

The ad from Benishek -- who is running against Dem opponent Gary McDowell, a hay farmer -- features portentious drumming, a riveting montage of lurid, charged imagery, and best of all, a "repent or perish" sign at around the 12 second mark:

Tea Party/GOP candidate's ad: "Repent or perish" Greg Sargent 2010

The portentious concatenation is a parallel post by another well-known non-philosopher, P. Z.Meyers.

October 15th, 2009 m_francis 2009

Moreover, moments of nifty description are vastly outnumbered by moments of portentious pontificating.

Archive 2010-03-01 Adam Roberts 2010

Moreover, moments of nifty description are vastly outnumbered by moments of portentious pontificating.

Martin Amis, The Pregnant Widow (2010) Adam Roberts 2010

Not being nearly as tech-savvy, I honestly can't tell who was responsible for that portentious click.

Archive 2008-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

Not being nearly as tech-savvy, I honestly can't tell who was responsible for that portentious click.

In C Matthew Guerrieri 2008

I'm referring to the UROTSUKIDOJI/OVERFIEND anime series, and in particular the aspect of it described as follows by Jonathan Clements in the EROTIC ANIME MOVIE GUIDE:The story is riddled with portentious prophecies, all of which turn out to be incorrect.

Archive 2009-02-15 2009