The English Language

[Roger de Coverly]

Any English word for a King that is deprived of the right to castle?

Curiously not. Writers might use "stuck in the centre/middle" as a description. "Vulnerable" is another word that might be used, although it would extend wider than castling rights.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does 'brains' mean? I thought a human only has one brain...

The ideal was to consume all of the flesh, heart, liver, and brains;

[Roger de Coverly]

What does 'brains' mean?

You need to give the context.

The word "brains" is sometimes used as singular. You might say that a person (singular) was the "brains" behind an organisation.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

The Wari people used to eat their dead.

You might say that a person (singular) was the "brains" behind an organisation.

and what does it mean?

[IM Jack Rudd]

You might say that a person (singular) was the "brains" behind an organisation.

and what does it mean?

Typically, that they make the important high-level decisions in the organization, or were responsible for the initial idea that created it.

This metaphor can be extended to other parts of the body; someone described as the "eyes and ears" of the organization might be someone very good at collecting evidence about the area in which it operates, someone described as the "muscle" might use his physical strength to help the organization, and so on.

[Michael Farthing]

And those forming the 'backbone' of the organisation do all the hard work.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference3 between 'praxis' an 'pactise'?

[John McKenna]

Note that 'practise' is the verb and 'practice' is the noun.

Since 'praxis' is also a noun your question should have been -

What's the difference between 'praxis' and 'practice'?

I believe that 'praxis' is a German loan word that has the same meaning but intellectuals introduced it into English for their own higher purposes.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

I believe that 'praxis' is a German loan word that has the same meaning but intellectuals introduced it into English for their own higher purposes.

Thanks for your correction.
What was those higher purposes?

[John McKenna]

What are those higher purposes?

Intellectuals' higher purposes are those derived from the contemplation of ideals and speculations - as opposed to everyday purposes based on the practical knowledge and hopes of ordinary people.

Here is a random example of what results when an intellectual encounters everyday life -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b9x8h

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does 'be lost to mean in:
...eating demonstrates respect, especially in contrast to the alternative of abandoning uneaten body parts on or in the ground.
Several funeral customs expressed these values of honoring the dead by preventing their body substances from being lost to the earth.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What are kin referents?

[Barry Sandercock]

Kin is one`s family,( kinfolk or kinship )
It can also mean animals or plants of the same species.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's antagonist opposition?

[Barry Sandercock]

An antagonist is someone who opposes or is hostile to someone or something. So it is strange and maybe incorrect to have the words antagonist and opposition together in a sentence.