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• Genius
  ...r "tutelary" [[spirit]] of a person, or even of an entire gens, the plural of which was 'genii'[9]. ...2][3] This usage of the term is closely related to the general [[concept]] of [[intelligence]].
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• Sin
  ...]] and an offence against [[God]]; a violation (esp. wilful or deliberate) of some religious or moral principle. :b. transf. A violation of some [[standard]] of taste or propriety.
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• Racism
  ...ces]] produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.[1] In the case of institutional racism, certain racial [[groups]] may be denied rights or ben ...may be discriminated against on an ethnic or cultural basis, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, the
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• Inequality
  ...s of social [[status]] involve property rights, voting rights, [[freedom]] of speech and assembly, access to [[health]] care, and [[education]] as well a Inequality is socially created by matching two different kinds of processes.
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• Pseudo-science
  ...nt among [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science philosophers of science] and among commentators in the scientific [[community]] about wheth ...ility requirement or substantially deviates from other fundamental aspects of the [[scientific method]].[3][14][15][16][17][18]
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• Holography
  ...t was when recorded. The image [[changes]] as the position and orientation of the viewing [[system]] changes in exactly the same way as if the object wer The technique of holography can also be used to [[Optics|optically]] store, retrieve, and [[
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• Fathom
  ...example is [https://www.columbia.edu Columbia University]'s aborted launch of [https://www.fathom.com Fathom.com] (logo at right) one the first serious e ...of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5 and 5½ feet.
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• Classics
  ...tudy in the humanities. The word "Classics" also refers to the literature of that period. ...he eastern Mediterranean—the ancient [[Persian Empire]] and the [[kingdoms of ancient India]]—are termed [[Orientalists]].
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• Ashtar Command
  '''Ashtar''' is the name of a purported [[extraterrestrial]] [[being]], who was first claimed to be [[c ..."[[metaphysical]]" activity, but rather an example of the [[application]] of an allegedly advanced extraterrestrial science, that anyone could implement
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• Byzantine
  ...Byzantine” period is traditionally dated from 1204 (or 1261, the recovery of Constantinople by the Byz.) to 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Turks. ==Period of the Late Roman Empire (4th–mid-7th C.)==
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• Paul, the Apostle
  ...s" and was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, the most notable of early Christian missionaries.[4] ...fluence on Christian thinking arguably has been more significant than that of any other New Testament author.[5]
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• Skepticism
  ...bjectivity of moral values, (d) the limitations of knowledge, (e) a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment. ...]]''', is the philosophical position that one should avoid the postulation of final truths. Turned on itself, skepticism would question that skepticism i
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• Gilgamesh
  ...l character in the ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]'' - one of the best known works of early literature, which says that his mother was [[Ninsun]] (whom some call ...potamian mythology]], Gilgamesh is credited with having been a [[demigod]] of superhuman strength who built a great wall to defend his people from extern
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• Objectivity
  The [[quality]] or [[character]] of being '''objective'''; (in later use) esp. the ability to consider or repre ...than created. While such formulations capture the basic [[intuitive]] idea of objectivity, neither is without controversy.
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• Ritual
  ...] by religious or [[political]] [[law]]s because of the perceived efficacy of those actions.[https://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/ritual?view=uk|title=A <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Ritual''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ca
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• Microfinance
  ...es) should not be confused with microfinance, which addresses a full range of banking needs for poor people. ...microfinance generally believe that such access will help poor people out of poverty.
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• Anthropomorphism
  ...able to [[reason]] and [[converse]]. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē) ...orphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human [[behavior]].
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• Empire
  ...a direct continuation of the [[Roman Empire]], that, in its final century of existence, was more a city-state than a territorial empire. ...enterprise (i.e. a transnational corporation) and a political organisation of either national-, regional-, or city scale, controlled either by a [[person
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• Narrative
  ...also be told by a character within a larger narrative. An important part of narration is the ''narrative mode''. ...chives/extended_reference/humanities/lang/rhetorica.html rhetorical modes] of [[discourse]]. More narrowly defined, it is the fiction-writing mode where
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• Euthanasia
  *2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transf. and fig. ...proposal that the [[law]] should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases.
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