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DEFINITION: (noun) A short, sleeveless undergarment for women. SYNONYMS: underbodice. USAGE: The beautiful dress was made out of a sheer fabric, so Nina wore a camisole underneath it.

Hypatia was an Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher and mathematician renowned for her learning, eloquence, and beauty. She became head of Alexandria's Platonist school in about 400 CE, lecturing there on mathematics and philosophy. Several works are attributed to her by later sources, including commentaries on Ptolemy's works, but none have survived. Her murder, the subject of many conspiracy theories, was a brutal event. How did religion factor into Hypatia's lynching?