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absenteeism
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n 1: habitual absence from work
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altruism
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n 1: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
[syn: altruism, selflessness] [ant: egocentrism,
egoism, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-
interest]
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archaism
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n 1: the use of an archaic expression [syn: archaism,
archaicism]
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atheism
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n 1: the doctrine or belief that there is no God [syn:
atheism, godlessness] [ant: theism]
2: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
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chrism
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n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy
oil]
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chrisom
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n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy
oil]
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constitutionalism
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n 1: a constitutional system of government (usually with a
written constitution)
2: advocacy of a system of government according to
constitutional principles
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cronyism
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n 1: favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by
appointing them to positions without regard for their
qualifications)
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dandyism
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n 1: the manner and dress of a fop or dandy [syn: foppishness,
dandyism]
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deism
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n 1: the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on
the basis of reason without reference to revelation [syn:
deism, free thought]
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egoism
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n 1: (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in
the basis of morality
2: concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: egoism,
egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-
centeredness] [ant: altruism, selflessness]
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euphuism
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n 1: any artificially elegant style of language
2: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period;
characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and
extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology
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heroism
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n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic
courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he
showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for
valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour,
valorousness, valiance, valiancy]
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jingoism
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n 1: an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions [syn: flag
waving, jingoism]
2: fanatical patriotism [syn: chauvinism, jingoism,
superpatriotism, ultranationalism]
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lobbyism
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n 1: the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist
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monotheism
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n 1: belief in a single God [ant: polytheism]
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pantheism
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n 1: (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods
2: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its
phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine
that regards the universe as a manifestation of God
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polytheism
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n 1: belief in multiple Gods [ant: monotheism]
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prism
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n 1: a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the
bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
2: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or
quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image [syn:
prism, optical prism]
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theism
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n 1: the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
[ant: atheism, godlessness]
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truism
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n 1: an obvious truth
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castroism
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n 1: a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro
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dichroism
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n 1: pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different
colors when viewed from two different directions
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grundyism
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n 1: excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness,
prudishness, prudery, Grundyism]
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hebraism
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n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the
Torah and the Talmud [syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish
religion]
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hinduism
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n 1: the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, and Nepal [syn: Hinduism, Hindooism]
2: a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural
practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is
characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a
supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that
opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a
desire for liberation from earthly evils [syn: Hinduism,
Hindooism]
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judaism
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n 1: Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the
Torah and the Talmud [syn: Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish
religion]
2: the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual
and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in
the Talmud
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lamaism
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n 1: a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that
are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism
[syn: Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism]
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mazdaism
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n 1: system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC
by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on
concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil)
[syn: Zoroastrianism, Mazdaism]
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rowdyism
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n 1: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness,
disorderliness]
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tritheism
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n 1: (Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the
Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods
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trotskyism
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n 1: the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for
immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat
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mccarthyism
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n 1: unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying
they were Communists)
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pleochroism
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n 1: the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain
crystals are viewed from different directions
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misoneism
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n 1: hatred of change or innovation
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taoism
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n 1: a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu
but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to
Taoism
2: religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
3: popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of
Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the
practices of alchemy and divination and magic [syn: Taoism,
Hsuan Chiao]
4: philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu
advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the
course of natural events [syn: Taoism, Daoism]
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cockneyism
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ditheism
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echoism
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fideism
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henotheism
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toadyism
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entryism
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titoism
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toryism
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ultraism
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voluntaryism
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