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• Spectacle
  ...earch=spectacle&searchmode=none] The term "spectacle" has also been a term of art in [[theater]] dating from the 17th century in [[English language|Engli ...[[Circus]]es, in the rather famous philosophy of the [[Rome|Roman]] elite of "Bread and Circuses" to maintain civil order due to the an inability to sol
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• Persona
  ...", meaning something in the vein of "that through which the actor speaks", i.e. a mask (early [[Greek]] actors wore masks). ...udy of [[communication]], persona is a term given to describe the versions of self that all [[individuals]] possess. [[Behaviours]] are selected accordin
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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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• Biblical Apocrypha
  ...Proemial Annotations of Volume I of the [[Douay-Rheims Bible|Old Testament of Douay]] A comparative list can be found in the article on [[books of the Bible]]. For extra-biblical works sometimes referred to as ''apocrypha
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• Serfdom
  ...anged [[meaning]] into our modern concept of "serf". This meaning fell out of use by the 1700s, but the current meaning was first used in 1611. The term ...er of a servile feudal class bound to the [[land]] and subject to the will of its owner
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• Carthusian
  ..._arms-2006_11_30_murraybuckley.svg.png|right|frame|<center>Carthusian Coat of Arms</center>]] ...he order has its own Rule, called the ''Statutes'', rather than the [[Rule of St Benedict]] (as is often erroneously reported) and combines [[Hermit|erem
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• John Donne
  ...ll as [[erotic]] and love poems. He is particularly famous for his mastery of metaphysical conceits. ...aul%27s Dean of St Paul's Cathedral] in London. He also served as a member of parliament in 1601 and in 1614.
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• Disciple
  <center>A '''disciple''' is a follower and student of a [[mentor]], [[teacher]], or other [[wisdom|wise]] figure.</center> ...ME. di-, deciple, a. OF. deciple, semi-popular ad. L. discipul-us. Both in OF. and ME., deciple was gradually conformed to the L. spelling as disciple; M
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• Matriarchy
  *2 : a [[system]] of [[social]] [[organization]] in which descent and inheritance are traced thr ...arch already in the early 17th century. By [[contrast]], gynæcocracy "rule of women" has been in use since the 17th century, building on an actual [[Gree
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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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• Social movement
  ...ovements''' are a type of |group action. They are large informal groupings of [[individual]]s and/or [[organization]]s [[focus]]ed on specific [[politics ...ovements. However others point out that many of the major social movements of the last hundred years grew up, like the Mau Mau in Kenya, to oppose Wester
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• Telepathy
  ...f others. Telepathy, along with [[psychokinesis]] forms the main branches of [[parapsychological]] research, and many studies seeking to detect and unde ...lly enabled telepathy, called "techlepathy", will be the inevitable future of humanity, and seek to develop practical, safe devices for directly connecti
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• Charterhouse Public School
  ...nt school]] for boys, between [[Hurtmore]] and [[Godalming]] in the county of [[Surrey]]. ...London|Smithfield]] (see [[London Charterhouse|Charterhouse]]), it is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the [[Public Schools
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• Theonomy
  ...sense, [[Cornelius Van Til]] argued that there "is no alternative but that of theonomy or [[autonomy]]" (Christian Theistic Ethics p. 134). Among Reforme ...ormers and [[Puritans]]. Some in the modern Reformed churches are critical of this understanding,[2] while other Calvinists affirm Theonomy.[3]
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• Constitution
  [[Image:Magna_carta_thumb.jpg|right|"Magna Carta to which King John of England agreed in 1215"]] ...ething up, or establishing something; the [[composition]] or [[structure]] of such a thing; its [[makeup]].
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• Sovereignty
  [[Image:Sovgood.jpg|right|frame|<center>a [[state]] of [[love]]?</center>]] ...upreme lawmaking authority, subject to no other, and most often the [[head of state]]. Thus the legal maxim, "there is no law without a sovereign."
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• Hair
  ...The musical broke new ground in [[musical theatre]] by defining the genre of the "rock musical", utilizing a racially-integrated cast, and by inviting t ...''Hair'' ranked tenth in a [[BBC Radio 2]] listener [[Opinion poll|poll]] of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals" ("Nation" referring to the [[U
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• Oxford English Dictionary
  ...,400 illustrative [[quotation]]s. The latest, complete ''printed'' edition of the dictionary (Second Edition, 1989) was 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pag ...tempt recording a word's most known uses and variants in ''all'' varieties of English, worldwide, past, and present; per the 1933 Preface:
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• Transpersonal Psychology
  ...self-development, peak or [[mysticism|mystical experiences]], experiences of living. ...by psychologists who are focused on the personal and developmental aspects of the human psyche.
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• Episcopal Church in the United States of America
  '''The Episcopal Church''' is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. ...copalchurch.org/visitors_8950_ENG_HTM.htm What makes us Anglican?Hallmarks of the Episcopal Church]
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