It has its own ology - sindonology, the study of the shroud.

We went to the funeral. The religious service was nice until the widow broke down in tears.

[…] never give warning that you are about to be pathetic; and call upon your hearers, as is sometimes done, to follow you in the attempt. This almost never fails to prove a refrigerant to passion.

The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhanders nightmare