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  • 41Neanderthal — Ne*an der*thal , prop. n. 1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. [PJC] 2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man.… …

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  • 42occultation — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… …

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  • 43Superstition — Su per*sti tion, n. [F. superstition, L. superstitio, originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over; super over + stare to stand. See… …

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  • 44transit — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… …

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  • 45benighted — adjective Date: 15th century 1. overtaken by darkness or night 2. existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness ; unenlightened • benightedly adverb • benightedness noun …

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  • 46unevolved — adjective Date: circa 1775 not evolved: as a. not fully developed < an unevolved wine > b. lacking cultural refinement ; unenlightened …

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  • 47dark — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: before 12th century 1. a. devoid or partially devoid of light ; not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light < a&#8230; …

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  • 48Bodhisattva — In the Buddhist context, a bodhisattva ( sa. बोधिसत्त्व, IAST|bodhisattva ; bo|t=བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་|w=byang chub sems dpa; Vietnamese: Bồ Tát ; pi. बोधिसत्त, IAST|bodhisatta ; Thai: โพธิสัตว์, phothisat ; zh stp|t=菩薩|s=菩萨|p=púsà) means either&#8230; …

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  • 49Calvinism — Religions Calvinism, Presbyterianism Calvinism John Ca …

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  • 50New Testament — This article is about part of the Christian Bible. For the theological concept, see New Covenant. Books of the New Testament …

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