Havel's 'sainthood'

Glossary of difficult words

sainthood - the condition, status or dignity of a saint;

outpouring - an outburst of strong emotion;

discernible - visible, detectable;

posthumous - occurring, awarded or appearing after the death of the originator;

to embark upon/on - to undertake, engage in;

to turn the tables - to reverse one's position relative to someone else, esp. by turning a position of disadvantage into one of advantage (Klaus was the one who was "dead" in 1997).