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Literalism

That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter.

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Disposition 76% connected

The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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Doctrine 76% connected

Teaching; instruction.

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Ism 76% connected

A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.

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Philosophy 76% connected

Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes an…

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Tendency 76% connected

Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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Arianism noun · 86% connection

heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Docetism noun · 86% connection

the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were appa…

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Gnosticism noun · 86% connection

a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Monothelitism noun · 86% connection

the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in th…

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Nestorianism noun · 86% connection

the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catho…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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A unknown · 78% connection

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

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Accord verb · 78% connection

To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks.

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Accorder noun · 78% connection

One who accords, assents, or concedes.

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Alamodality noun · 78% connection

The quality of being a la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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Construction noun · 78% connection

The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanatio…

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Evangelical adjective · 78% connection

Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to…

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Explanation noun · 78% connection

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of…

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Fashion noun · 78% connection

The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior, etiquette, etc.; partic…

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form noun · 78% connection

Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the intellect; as, water assumes the form of ice or snow. In modern usage, the eleme…

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Gallicism noun · 78% connection

A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.

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Grammalogue noun · 78% connection

Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram; as, it, represented by |, that is, t. pitman.

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