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Nativity

The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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Delivery 76% connected

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

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Renascence 76% connected

The state of being renascent.

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Birth 92% connected

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

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Nascency 92% connected

State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.

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Doctrine noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Ism noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Law noun · 78% connection

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

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Natural law noun · 78% connection

a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

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Philosophical system noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Philosophy noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Rule of law noun · 78% connection

a state of order in which events conform to the law

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School of thought noun · 78% connection

a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

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Attention noun · 78% connection

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; excl…

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Azoic adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…

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Born verb · 78% connection

Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.

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Casual adjective · 78% connection

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Circumstantial adjective · 78% connection

Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.

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Coming adjective · 78% connection

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.

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Congenital adjective · 78% connection

Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital de…

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Conjuncture noun · 78% connection

A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from var…

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Conversion noun · 78% connection

A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…

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Costume noun · 78% connection

Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstanc…

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Decentering noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Decentration noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Earth noun · 78% connection

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place o…

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Fortunate noun · 78% connection

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fort…

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Gentry adjective · 78% connection

Birth; condition; rank by birth.

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Impropriety noun · 78% connection

The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or…

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Incautious adjective · 78% connection

Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an inca…

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