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• monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
Example sentence • The study of eremitisms is a fascinating field of research.
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Example sentence • The isochronisms of the traffic lights ensure smooth flow of vehicles.
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• desire for sensual pleasures
Example sentence • She rejected his advances because she found his sensualisms repulsive.
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• excessive intolerance of opposing views
Example sentence • Many people were disturbed by the fanaticism of the religious group.
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• similarity by virtue of corresponding
Example sentence • The writer used parallelism to emphasize the similarities between the two characters.
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• control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
Example sentence • The servomechanism adjusts the position of the robot arm based on feedback from sensors.
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• involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
Example sentence • My dentist informed me that I suffer from bruxism and recommended a mouthguard.
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• a word or phrase borrowed from French
Example sentence • This French word is a gallicism that has been adopted into the English language.
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• a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
Example sentence • She gave him a hypocorism , calling him "honey" even though they had just met.
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• excessive flow of saliva
Example sentence • The patient experienced ptyalism as a result of radiation therapy.
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• quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior
Example sentence • His quixotism led him to embark on a mission to save every endangered species on the planet.
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• the belief that God is the central aspect to our existence.
Example sentence • In theocentrism , God is considered the ultimate purpose and meaning of life.
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Example sentence • In English, the allomorphism of the plural suffix can be seen in words like 'cats' and 'dogs'.
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Example sentence • The process of hybridism has led to the creation of new plant and animal species.
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Example sentence • The clothing worn by the maenads during their rituals often symbolizes their maenadism .
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Example sentence • She responded to his criticism with sardonicism , mocking his argument.
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• Excessive or unfairly harsh criticism.
Example sentence • Her constant hypercriticism of my work is starting to affect my self-esteem.
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• compulsiveness about working
Example sentence • His workaholism caused strain in his personal relationships.
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Example sentence • Some religious sects have a strong apocalyptism and are constantly predicting the end of days.
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Example sentence • Her writing style is characterized by epigrammatism and wit.
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Example sentence • The patient's hypercatabolism resulted in significant weight loss.
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• A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland.
Example sentence • The most common cause of hypopituitarism is damage to the pituitary gland from a tumor.
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• a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Example sentence • The citizens protested against the authoritarianism of the regime.
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• an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
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• a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
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• (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
Example sentence • According to descriptivism , language evolves naturally over time.
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• the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
Example sentence • Some early Christian groups embraced docetism and denied the true humanity of Jesus.
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