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indispensable — [in΄di spen′sə bəl] adj. 1. that cannot be dispensed with or neglected 2. absolutely necessary or required n. an indispensable person or thing SYN. ESSENTIAL indispensability n. indispensably adv … English World dictionary
indispensable — indispensability, indispensableness, n. indispensably, adv. /in di spen seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff. 2. incapable of being disregarded or neglected: an indispensable… … Universalium
indispensable — 1. adjective /ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ a) Of rules, duties etc: unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet b) Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. An indispensable component… … Wiktionary
indispensable — in•dis•pen•sa•ble [[t]ˌɪn dɪˈspɛn sə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) absolutely necessary or essential 2) incapable of being disregarded or neglected 3) a person or thing that is indispensable • Etymology: 1525–35; < ML in dis•pen sa•bil′i•ty, n. in… … From formal English to slang
necessary — I (inescapable) adjective avoidless, certain, choiceless, compelling, constraining, decided, decreed, designated, destined, expected, fated, fateful, fixed, foreordained, imminent, impending, ineluctable, includible, inevitable, inexorable,… … Law dictionary
sine qua non — [L.] Necessity, necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable thing, indispensable condition … New dictionary of synonyms
necessary — I. a. 1. Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be. 2. Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared. 3. Involuntary. II. n. 1. Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, sine qua non. 2. Privy, jakes,… … New dictionary of synonyms
necessity — ► NOUN (pl. necessities) 1) the state or fact of being required or indispensable. 2) an indispensable thing. 3) a situation enforcing a particular course: created more by necessity than design. ● necessity is the mother of invention Cf.… … English terms dictionary
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Bahá'í Faith and Native Americans — The Bahá í Faith and Native Americans has a history reaching back to the lifetime of Abdu l Bahá and has multiplied its relationships across the Americas. Individuals have joined the religion and institutions have been founded to serve native… … Wikipedia
