For 10 points—name this work, containing many satirical definitions of political and religious terms, a book by Ambrose Bierce.
The preface to this work claims that it is addressed to "enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humor and clean English to slang".  This work claims that the story of the beheading of John the Baptist is Biblical proof of centaurs, and describes a circus as "a place where horses, ponies, and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool".  This work also describes conservatives as being men "who [are] enamored of existing evils", as opposed to liberals, "who wish to replace them with others".  For 10 points—name this work, containing many satirical definitions of political and religious terms, a book by Ambrose Bierce.
The preface to this work claims that it is addressed to "enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humor and clean English to slang".  
The {Devil's Dictionary}