peculiars
The unusual sorts
Peculiars are things or people that are distinctive, unusual, or set apart from the ordinary.
In ecclesiastical usage, peculiars are parishes or churches exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which they lie—answering instead to the Crown or another authority.
The word appears in titles like *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children*, where peculiars are individuals with supernatural abilities.
The locals considered the hermit one of the village peculiars.
Unconventional people
- weirdosPeculiar, off-putting people
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- misfitsThose who don't belong
- nonconformistsThose defying established customs
originals · cranks · individualists · eccentrics · odd ducks · free spirits · mavericks · outliers
Unusual individual traits
- idiosyncrasiesIndividual behavioral peculiarities
- odditiesUnusual or strange things
- distinctive featuresIdentifying traits or qualities
- singularitiesPoints where quantities become infinite
mannerisms · foibles · eccentricities · defining characteristics · telltale signs
Events endlessly repeating themselves
Religious tenth-part contributions
- beneficesClergy positions with income
- church propertyAssets held by religious institution
- local customsPlace-specific social norms
- glebe landsLand assigned to clergy
oddballs
Unconventional people
- weirdosPeculiar, off-putting people
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- misfitsThose who don't belong
nonconformists · originals · cranks · individualists · eccentrics · odd ducks · free spirits · mavericks · outliers · bohemians
quirks
Unusual individual traits
- idiosyncrasiesIndividual behavioral peculiarities
- odditiesUnusual or strange things
- distinctive featuresIdentifying traits or qualities
singularities · mannerisms · foibles · eccentricities · defining characteristics · telltale signs
time loops
Events endlessly repeating themselves
tithes
Religious tenth-part contributions
- beneficesClergy positions with income
- church propertyAssets held by religious institution
- local customsPlace-specific social norms
- church jurisdictionsdioceses, archdioceses, parishes, bishoprics, archbishoprics
- parish recordsbaptisms, parish registers, burials, marriages, christenings
peculiarsnormals
Typical or expected values
conformists · regulars · ordinaries · mundanes · conventionals
peculiarscommons
Shared community resources
ordinaries · usuals · standards · generics · everyday people
- funny peculiarStrange, not amusing