The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
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Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or jud…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by th…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a met…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.An example; a model; a pattern.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions.…
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations.
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
Used in the same subject area: Philosophy, Philosophy of science.A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
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The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sell…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The principle of civil government.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: science, civil, government.The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
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