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• Sacrament
  1. a visible sign of an inward [[grace]], esp. one of the solemn [[Christian]] [[rites]] [[considered]] to have been inst 3. the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp. the bread.
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• Wife
  ...e [[thing|commodity]]. Now dial., exc. with prefixed descriptive [[word]], esp. in compounds such as ALE-WIFE1, APPLE-wife, FISHWIFE, OLD WIFE, OYSTER-wif :b. Qualified by old, esp. in the phr. old wives' [[myth|fable]], [[narrative|story]], tale: see OLD
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• Potential
  ...signating (the use of) a cauterizing agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; contrasted with actual (cf. CAUTERY n. 1). Chiefly in .... A cauterization performed using an agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; such a substance. Cf. sense A. 2. Obs. rare.
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• Tithing
  *1. a. trans. To grant or pay one tenth of (one's goods, earnings, etc.), esp. to the support of the church; to pay tithes on (one's goods, lands, etc.). *2. intr. To pay tithe; to pay the tenth, esp. to the church. Revived in recent use in connection with voluntary church g
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• Correction
  ...emendation; concr. that which is substituted for what is wrong or faulty, esp. in a literary [[work]]; an emendation. ...of correction: a building for the confinement and punishment of offenders, esp. with a view to their reformation; a bridewell.
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• Fanaticism
  *2. The tendency to indulge in wild and extravagant notions, esp. in [[religious]] matters; excessive [[enthusiasm]], frenzy; an instance, a
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• Commitment
  ...nement, or the [[state]] of being so consigned; imprisonment, confinement, esp. previous to trial. ...[[spiritual]] questions, or in furthering a particular doctrine or cause, esp. in one's literary or artistic [[expression]]; moral seriousness or social
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• Spokesman
  *1: a. One who [[speaks]] for or on behalf of another or others; esp. in later use, one who is [[chosen]] or deputed to [[voice]] the [[opinions :b. A [[public]] [[Rhetoric|speaker]], esp. one who [[formally]] addresses a deliberative or legislative assembly.
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• Priorities
  :a. A precedence among claims; a preference in order of payment, esp. between creditors.
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• Determination
  :b. [[Law]]. (esp. in Conveyancing) The cessation of an estate or interest of any kind. :b. spec. A tendency or [[flow]] of the [[body|bodily]] fluids, now esp. of the blood, to a particular part.
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• Liberty
  *6. As a feminine personification; with reference to the preceding senses, esp. sense 2. ...ject to the control of the municipal [[authority]]. liberties of a prison (esp. the Fleet and the Marshalsea in London): the limits outside the prison, wi
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• Persistence
  ...ting in a particular [[state]], opinion, [[purpose]], or course of action, esp. despite opposition, setback, or failure; the [[quality]] or [[virtue]] of
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• Artificial
  ::1. a. Of a [[thing]]: made or constructed by [[human]] [[skill]], esp. in imitation of, or as a substitute for, something which is made or occurs ::4. a. Contrived or fabricated for a particular [[purpose]], esp. for deception; resulting from artifice; feigned, fictitious.
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• Freedom
  ::c. As a count noun: a particular type of freedom (sense 4a), esp. when regarded as a right; a civil liberty. Usu. in pl. four freedoms: thos ...eech]] or [[behavior]]; undue familiarity; an instance of this, a liberty (esp. in to take the freedom (to do something). Now rare.
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• Crisis
  ...n which a decisive [[change]] for better or worse is imminent; now applied esp. to times of difficulty, insecurity, and suspense in [[politics]] or commer
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• Historicity
  ...[[fact]], [[quality]], or [[character]] of being situated in [[history]]; esp. historical accuracy or [[authenticity]].
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• Generator
  *2. : A producer or [[cause]], esp. one characterized as [[masculine]]; spec. a male [[parent]], a [[father]].
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• Legacy
  :b. transf. and fig.; esp. = anything handed down by an ancestor or predecessor
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• Health
  :b. Colloq. phr. for one's health, used esp. in neg. [[context]]s or with negative implication, e.g. to be not doing (s ...tes: the name of boards of commissioners for controlling sanitary matters, esp. in reference to contagious and infectious diseases. office, officer of hea
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• Fascinate
  *2.a. To cast a spell over (a [[person]], [[animal]], etc.) by a look; said esp. of serpents.
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