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Bailiwick

The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

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Architecture 76% connected

The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- o…

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Divinity 76% connected

The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.

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Engineering 76% connected

of Engineer

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Frontier 76% connected

That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country,…

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Genealogy 76% connected

An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succ…

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Graphology 76% connected

The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.

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Humanities 76% connected

of Humanity

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Major 76% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Occultism 76% connected

A certain Oriental system of theosophy.

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Ology 76% connected

A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.

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Science 76% connected

Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.

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Technology 76% connected

Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving,…

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Theogony 76% connected

The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treatin…

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Theology 76% connected

The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrine…

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Domain 76% connected

Dominion; empire; authority.

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Jurisdiction 76% connected

The legal power, right, or authority of a particular court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or to execute justice; judicial authority…

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Discipline 92% connected

The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

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Field 92% connected

Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Study 92% connected

A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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Subject 92% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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