Foreignness

  • 91evil —    by Paul Hegarty   The world of simulation is entirely bound up with Good the real, the true, the safe, the hygienic, the politically correct, and the notion that we can all be part of a global community under the perceived Good of western… …

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  • 92foreign — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one s own. 2) dealing with or relating to other countries. 3) coming or introduced from outside. 4) (foreign to) strange and unfamiliar to. 5) (foreign to) not… …

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  • 93foreign — [fôr′in, fär′in] adj. [ME forein < OFr forein, forain < LL foranus, foreign, orig., external < L foras, out of doors, orig. acc. pl. of OL fora, DOOR] 1. situated outside one s own country, province, locality, etc. [foreign lands] 2. of …

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  • 94alienism — noun 1. an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism • Hypernyms: ↑psychiatry, ↑psychopathology, ↑psychological medicine 2. the quality of being alien …

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  • 95exoticism — noun the quality of being exotic he loved the exoticism of Egypt • Syn: ↑exoticness, ↑exotism • Derivationally related forms: ↑exotic (for: ↑exoticness) …

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  • 96exoticness — noun the quality of being exotic he loved the exoticism of Egypt • Syn: ↑exoticism, ↑exotism • Derivationally related forms: ↑exotic • Hypernyms: ↑foreignness, ↑strange …

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  • 97exotism — noun the quality of being exotic he loved the exoticism of Egypt • Syn: ↑exoticism, ↑exoticness • Derivationally related forms: ↑exotic (for: ↑exoticness) …

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  • 98foreign — adj. 1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one s own. 2 dealing with other countries (foreign service). 3 of another district, society, etc. 4 (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, strange, uncharacteristic …

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  • 99nativeness — noun the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin • Ant: ↑foreignness • Derivationally related forms: ↑native • Hypernyms: ↑quality • Hyponyms: ↑indigen …

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  • 100ARAMAIC — ARAMAIC, an ancient northwestern semitic language spoken (to some extent) to this day. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: ancient aramaic and official aramaic sources syria and its neighboring countries iraq and iran egypt… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism