essential+principle

  • 61Phlogiston — Phlo*gis ton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? burnt, set on fire, fr. ? to set on fire, to burn, fr. ?, ?, a flame, blaze. See {Phlox}.] (Old Chem.) The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62spirit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe Date: 13th century 1. an animating or vital principle held to give life to… …

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  • 63Two New Sciences — Galileo Galilei: Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno à due nuove scienze (1638) The Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences (Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche, intorno à due nuove scienze …

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  • 64deferred gratification — The ideological principle which encourages individuals and groups to postpone immediate consumption or pleasure in order to work, train, invest, or gain in some other way an enhanced return at a future date. Deferred gratification is an essential …

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  • 65spirit — {{11}}spirit (n.) mid 13c., animating or vital principle in man and animals, from O.Fr. espirit, from L. spiritus soul, courage, vigor, breath, related to spirare to breathe, from PIE * (s)peis to blow (Cf. O.C.S. pisto to play on the flute ).… …

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  • 66HOLY PLACES — HOLY PLACES. Because of its history, the Land of Israel possesses places holy to the three monotheistic religions, although the term holy means something different to each of these religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (See Map: Holy… …

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  • 67JEWISH SOCIALIST WORKERS' PARTY — (also known as Sejmists, or J.S. = Jewish Socialists; Rus. abbrev., SERP = Sotsialisticheskaya Yevreyskaya Rabochaya Partiya), party based on a synthesis of national and socialist ideas, founded at a conference in Kiev in April 1906. Its leaders… …

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  • 68Altern base — Base Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests… …

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  • 69Attic base — Base Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests… …

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  • 70bars — Base Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests… …

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