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• Mystery
  :2. a. A religious truth known or understood only by divine revelation; esp. a doctrine of faith involving difficulties which human reason is incapable :3. An ordinance, rite, or sacrament of the Christian Church, esp. (in later use) the Eastern Orthodox Church. In pl.: the Eucharist; the con
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• Technique
  ...]], sentiment, etc.); the [[mechanical]] or [[formal]] part of an [[art]], esp. of any of the fine arts; the [[manner]] of execution or performance in any
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• Signal
  ...ign agreed upon or [[understood]] as the occasion of concerted [[action]], esp. one ordering the [[movement]] of troops or ships; also fig., an exciting [
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• Interpretation
  :c. The [[technique]] of obtaining [[information]] from a photograph, esp. an aerial photograph. Cf. INTERPRET v. 1d.
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• Transmitting
  ...unicate]] (usually something immaterial) to another or others; to pass on, esp. by inheritance or [[genetics|heredity]]; to hand down.
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• Steadfast
  *1. Fixed or secure in position. a. Of a [[person]], esp. a soldier in battle: Maintaining his ground. (Now with mixture of [[sense]
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• Hope
  :c. In plural; often in singular sense, esp. in phr. in hopes. Const. as in b. :d. Personified; esp. as one of the three [[heaven]]ly [[Grace]]s. (1 Cor. xiii. 13.)
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• Title
  ...attainment, or the possession of or association with certain lands, etc.; esp. an appellation of honour pertaining to a [[person]] of high rank; also tra *7. spec. [[Law]]. a. Legal right to the possession of property (esp. real property); the [[evidence]] of such right; title-deeds.
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• Outreach
  ...in making contact and fostering relations with people unconnected with it, esp. for the [[purpose]] of support or [[education]] and for increasing awarene
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• Condone
  ...forgive]] or overlook (an [[offence]]), so as to treat it as non-existent; esp. to forgive tacitly by not allowing the [[offence]] to make any [[differenc
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• Typology
  *1. The [[study]] of ''symbolic'' representation, esp. of the [[origin]] and [[meaning]] of [[Scripture]] types; also transf. sym *3. The study of classes with common characteristics; classification, esp. of human products, [[behavior]], characteristics, etc., according to type;
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• Union
  ...ng, or the state or [[fact]] of being united, into one [[political]] body; esp. formation or incorporation into a single state, kingdom, or [[political]]
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• Ocean
  ...t of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]] and surrounding its land masses; the sea, esp. the open sea. (In early times, when only the one great mass of land, the E
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• Note
  :5. A linguistic particle, esp. in Hebrew. Obs. ...a musical instrument, each of which when played produces a specific pitch; esp. each of the keys of a keyboard instrument.
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• Grove
  *2.a small orchard or stand of fruit-bearing trees, esp. citrus trees: a grove of lemon trees.
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• Jewel
  ...sed for [[Dress|adornment]], chiefly of the [[person]]; a costly ornament, esp. one made of gold, silver, or precious stones. Obs. in gen. sense; now rest *2. a. A precious stone, a gem; esp. one worn as an ornament. (The prevailing modern sense: in early use often
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• Absence
  ...l and certain other forms of epilepsy; an instance of this. Freq. attrib., esp. in absence attack, absence epilepsy, absence seizure.
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• Disinformation
  ...umors]]) in order to [[influence]] public opinion or obscure the [[truth]] esp. [[propaganda]] issued by a [[government]] organization to a rival power or
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• Journey
  ::b. fig., esp. the ‘[[pilgrimage]]’ or passage through life. :7. esp. A day's performance in fighting; a battle, a fight; = DAY 10. to keep the
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• Dictation
  :b. b. The [[transcription]] of a dictated passage, esp. one in a foreign language, as a [[school]] exercise; a passage [[transcrib
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