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• Patriotism
  ...sm. Among the ancient Greeks, patriotism consisted of notions concerning [[language]], [[religious]] [[traditions]], [[ethics]], [[law]], and [[devotion]] to t ...greater than heaven), which greatly lays the foundation for consciousness of patriotism for Hindus.[7]
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• Art
  ...tistic disciplines involve aspects of the various arts, so the definitions of these terms overlap to some degree. The great traditions in art have a foundation in the art of one of six ancient civilizations:
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• Conscience
  ...onsciens, present participle of conscire to be conscious, be [[conscious]] of [[guilt]], from com- + scire to know ...own [[conduct]], [[intentions]], or [[character]] together with a feeling of [[obligation]] to do right or be [[good]]
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• Colonialism
  ...y colonies] in one territory by people from another territory. It is a set of unequal [[relationships]] between the colonial power and the colony and bet ...e gave up mercantilism and trade restrictions and introduced the principle of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade free trade], with few restriction
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• Theory
  ...] and even dispute across academic [[disciplines]] as to the proper usages of the term. What follows is an attempt to describe how the term is used, not ...used, and it would be a mistake to assume from the outset that a given use of the term "theory" in academic [[literature]] or discourse is a [[reference]
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• Figure of Speech
  ...[[ambiguity]] between literal and figurative [[interpretation]]. A figure of speech is sometimes called a [[rhetoric]] or a locution. ...g have a concept of "literal language". Under theories that do not, figure of speech is not an entirely coherent concept.
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• Analysis
  ...surprising to their contemporaries. See for example NEWTON AND THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS [https://etext.virginia.edu/cgi-local/DHI/dhi.cgi?id=dv3-48]. ...ytical [[chemistry]], to examine material samples to gain an understanding of their chemical composition
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• Difference
  ...rance'' then played a key role in Derrida's engagement with the philosophy of [[Edmund Husserl]] in ''Speech and [[Phenomena]]''. The term was then elabo ...Thus, meaning is forever "deferred" or postponed through an endless chain of signifiers. The second (relating to difference, sometimes referred to as ''
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• The Enlightenment
  ...r simply The Enlightenment, is a term used to describe a time in Western [[philosophy]] and cultural life, centered upon the eighteenth century, in which [[reaso ...e Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791, were motivated by "Enlightenment" principles.
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• 195:2 The Roman Influence
  ...reek]] [[culture]], putting [[representative]] [[government]] in the place of government by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition#Ancient_Athens lot]. ...ttle for either [[art]] or [[religion]], but he was unusually [[tolerant]] of both.
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• Mantras
  ...hout various [[spiritual]] [[movements]] which are based on, or off-shoots of, the practices in the earlier Eastern traditions and religions. ...focus]]ing the mind on a spiritual [[idea]], such as "I am a manifestation of [[divine]] [[consciousness]]".
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• Monk
  ...]. The [[concept]] is ancient and can be seen in many [[religion]]s and in philosophy. In the [[Greek]] [[language]] the term can apply to men or women; but in modern [[English]] it is in us
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• Common sense
  ...], in which the various impressions received were reduced to the [[unity]] of a common [[consciousness]]. Obs. ...h or insane.) Formerly also in pl., in phr. besides his common senses: out of his senses or wits, ‘beside himself’.
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• 71:8 The Character of Statehood
  ...ess, [[economic]] [[wisdom]], social cleverness, and [[moral]] [[stamina]] of a people are all [[faithfully]] reflected in statehood. 71:8.2 The [[evolution]] of statehood entails [[progress]] from level to level, as follows:
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• Federation
  ...utionally]] entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral [[decision]] of the central government. ...ate. The government of Germany with sixteen federated Länder is an example of a federation, whereas neighboring Austria and its Bundesländer was a [http
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• Worldview
  *1: a comprehensive [[conception]] or apprehension of the world especially from a specific [[standpoint]] ...s to a wide world [[perception]]. Additionally, it refers to the framework of [[ideas]] and [[beliefs]] through which an individual, group or culture [[i
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• 55:5 The Acme of Material Development
  ...[[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epochs]] of [[evolution]] on a sinless [[sphere]]. ...nt]]. On these [[cultured]] worlds, gone are the idleness and [[friction]] of the earlier [[primitive]] ages. [[Poverty]] and [[social]] inequality have
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• Genre
  ...rary composition; the term is also used for any other [[Art#Art forms|form of art]] or [[utterance]]. ...are recognized as either reflecting on or participating in the conventions of genre.
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• Plausible
  ...in]] plausibilis [[worthy]] of [[applause]], from plausus, past participle of plaudere *3: [[appearing]] [[worthy]] of [[belief]] <the [[argument]] was both powerful and plausible>
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• 55:3 The Golden Ages
  ...lm—could you be suddenly [[transported]] to a [[planet]] in this [[stage]] of [[development]]—as [[heaven]] on [[earth]]. ...ker—and all able-bodied [[citizens]] worked at something—paid ten per cent of his [[income]] or increase to the [[public]] treasury, and it was disbursed
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