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Indoctrination

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.

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Inculcation 76% connected

A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions.

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Ingraining 76% connected

of Ingrain

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Instilling 76% connected

of Instill

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Instruction 76% connected

The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information.

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Pedagogy 76% connected

Pedagogics; pedagogism.

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Teaching 76% connected

of Teach

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Indoctrinate 74% connected

To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles…

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Indoctrinate 74% connected

To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles…

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Application noun · 78% connection

Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied t…

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Apriorism noun · 78% connection

belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to…

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Art noun · 78% connection

A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired e…

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Bit noun · 78% connection

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "the…

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Catechumen L. catechunenus, Gr. · 78% connection

One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially rec…

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Coach verb · 78% connection

To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.

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Consult verb · 78% connection

To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a physician; to cons…

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Dialog box noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user;…

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Drill noun · 78% connection

The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like;…

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Element noun · 78% connection

The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of mu…

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Elemental adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary.

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Elementary adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an ele…

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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

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Faith noun · 78% connection

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of…

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Geographic information system noun · 78% connection

information system for geographical information; "This operator was applied to a mobile technology GIS application." - UD_English-GUM…

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GIS noun · 78% connection

information system for geographical information; "This operator was applied to a mobile technology GIS application." - UD_English-GUM…

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Grammates n. pl. · 78% connection

Rudiments; first principles, as of grammar.

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Hornbook noun · 78% connection

A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.

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