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aeon
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n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of
the universe [syn: eon, aeon]
2: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon]
3: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons
ago" [syn: eon, aeon]
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agrarian
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adj 1: relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural)
society"; "farming communities" [syn: agrarian,
agricultural, farming(a)]
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authoritarian
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adj 1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule;
having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime";
"autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a
dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the
war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian,
autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic,
tyrannical]
2: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of
authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior
toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial,
overbearing]
n 1: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a
dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn:
authoritarian, dictator]
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barbarian
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adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders";
"barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is
crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are
efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn:
barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized,
uncivilised, wild]
n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage,
barbarian]
2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
[syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth,
tyke, tike]
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carrion
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n 1: the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human
food
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centenarian
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adj 1: being at least 100 years old
n 1: someone who is at least 100 years old
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clarion
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adj 1: loud and clear; "a clarion call"
n 1: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
v 1: blow the clarion
2: proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
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egalitarian
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adj 1: favoring social equality; "a classless society" [syn:
classless, egalitarian]
n 1: a person who believes in the equality of all people [syn:
egalitarian, equalitarian] [ant: elitist]
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humanitarian
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adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human
welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for
humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for
all members of our species" [syn: human-centered,
human-centred, humanist, humanistic,
humanitarian]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism;
"humanitarian aid"
n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to
social reforms [syn: humanitarian, do-gooder,
improver]
2: an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned
with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: humanist,
humanitarian]
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libertarian
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n 1: an advocate of libertarianism
2: someone who believes the doctrine of free will [ant:
necessitarian]
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librarian
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n 1: a professional person trained in library science and
engaged in library services [syn: librarian,
bibliothec]
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octogenarian
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adj 1: being from 80 to 89 years old
n 1: someone whose age is in the eighties
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ovarian
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adj 1: of or involving the ovaries; "ovarian cancer"
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planarian
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n 1: free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in
laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
[syn: planarian, planaria]
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proletarian
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adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
n 1: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed);
"workers of the world--unite!" [syn: proletarian,
prole, worker]
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sectarian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects;
"sectarian differences"
2: belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind";
"the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook;
"sectarian squabbles in psychology" [ant: nonsectarian,
unsectarian]
n 1: a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the
views of any other sect" [syn: sectarian, sectary,
sectarist]
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seminarian
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n 1: a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic
seminary) [syn: seminarian, seminarist]
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totalitarian
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adj 1: characterized by a government in which the political
authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a
totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions
in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur
M.Schlesinger, Jr.
2: of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according
to which the state regulates every realm of life;
"totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a
totalistic fashion" [syn: totalitarian, totalistic]
n 1: an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian
government
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utilitarian
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adj 1: having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"
[syn: utilitarian, useful]
2: having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain
utilitarian kitchenware"
n 1: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on
its utility
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vegetarian
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n 1: eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no
meat or fish or (often) any animal products
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veterinarian
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n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn:
veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet]
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marian
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adj 1: of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
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bavarian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its
people; "Bavarian beer"
n 1: a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
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bulgarian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its
people; "the Bulgarian capital is Sofia"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
2: a Slavic language spoken in Bulgaria
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contrarian
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n 1: an investor who deliberately decides to go against the
prevailing wisdom of other investors
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hungarian
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Hungary; "Hungarian folk
music" [syn: Hungarian, Magyar]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hungary [syn: Hungarian,
Magyar]
2: the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania);
belongs to the Ugric family of languages [syn: Hungarian,
Magyar]
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wagnerian
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adj 1: of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music
n 1: a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of
Richard Wagner
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nonsectarian
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adj 1: not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious
training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian
colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"-
Bertrand Russell [syn: nonsectarian, unsectarian]
[ant: sectarian]
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unitarian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characterizing Unitarianism
n 1: adherent of Unitarianism
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aryan
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adj 1: of or relating to the former Indo-European people; "Indo-
European migrations" [syn: Indo-European, Indo-Aryan,
Aryan]
n 1: (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic
descent (and not a Jew)
2: a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo
European [syn: Aryan, Indo-European]
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aerien
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berrian
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berrien
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carrian
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darien
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marion
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bilzerian
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bagdasarian
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majoritarian
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