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Papism

Popery; -- an offensive term.

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Catholicism 76% connected

The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.

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Catholicity 76% connected

The state or quality of being catholic; universality.

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Pattern 76% connected

Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.

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Practice 76% connected

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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Popery 92% connected

The religion of the Roman Catholic Church, comprehending doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an opprobrious sense.

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Romanism 92% connected

The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.

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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "…

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evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professio…

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Context of use noun · 78% connection

discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

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Criterion noun · 78% connection

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

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Deduction noun · 78% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Deductive reasoning noun · 78% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

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Desegregate verb · 78% connection

open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"

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shape or form to required dimensions

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Empirical adjective · 78% connection

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…

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Evaluate verb · 78% connection

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professio…

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Evaluation noun · 78% connection

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

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Exam noun · 78% connection

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Explicit adjective · 78% connection

precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes e…

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Human relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Interpret verb · 78% connection

make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

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Affrontive adjective · 78% connection

Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.

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Aggravate verb · 78% connection

To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.

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Ailantus noun · 78% connection

A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensi…

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Antibromic noun · 78% connection

An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

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Antipapal adjective · 78% connection

Opposed to the pope or to popery.

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Armory noun · 78% connection

Armor; defensive and offensive arms.

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Back adverb · 78% connection

In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back0 the offensive words.

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Bad superl. · 78% connection

Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, ei…

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Battle-axe noun · 78% connection

A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.

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Bear's-foot noun · 78% connection

A species of hellebore (Helleborus foetidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emeti…

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Bludgeon noun · 78% connection

A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

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Caterwaul verb · 78% connection

To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

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Civet noun · 78% connection

A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear…

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