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1. abangan, n. View full entry 1956
...With pl. concord. Indonesians, esp. Javanese, who are syncretically or culturally (rather than observantly) Muslim....
2. Abominable Snowman, n. View full entry 1921
...= yeti...
3. aggiornamento, n. View full entry 1962
...A process of modernization of the policies and institutions of the Roman Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council (19625). Also in extended use with reference to other...
4. Ahmadi, n. View full entry 1907
...A member of the Ahmadiyya sect (see Ahmadiyya1). Chiefly in pl....
5. Ahmadiyya, n.2 View full entry 1902
...A Muslim sect founded by Mīrzā Ġulām Aḥmad in India, now centred in Pakistan, which is regarded as heretical by orthodox Muslims. Freq. attrib., as Ahmadiyya movement, ...
6. Alawite, n. and adj. View full entry 1922
...= Alawi...
7. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
8. Amal, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1979
...A Shiite Muslim political and paramilitary organization founded in Lebanon by Imam Musa Sadr in 1975. Also attrib. or as ...
9. ˌantidisestablishmenˈtarianism, n. View full entry 1923
...Properly, opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England (rare): but popularly cited as an example of a long word....
10. Antonian, adj. and n. View full entry 1904
...Of or pertaining to St. Anthony of Egypt or St. Anthony of Padua (11951231)....
11. apotropaism, n. View full entry 1913
...The use of magic or ritual to avert evil influences or bad luck. Also: a magic charm or incantation used for such purposes....
12. archipresbyterate, n. View full entry 1915
...The office of archpriest; the order of archpriests; the term of office of an archpriest....
13. Arian, n.2 and adj.2 View full entry 1917
...One born under the zodiacal sign of Aries....
14. Asatru, n. View full entry 1926
...The pagan polytheistic religion of early Scandinavians (hist.). Now also: a neopagan religion based on this....
15. ashram, n. View full entry 1917
...In India, a place of religious retreat, sanctuary, or hermitage....
16. ashtanga, n. View full entry 1906
...More fully ashtanga yoga. Originally: a form of yoga based on eight principles and incorporating meditation, physical activity, and spiritual practices. In later use chiefly: spec. a system...
17. attrait, n. View full entry 1908
...The means by which God draws souls to Himself, vocation; inclination, attraction....
18. ayatollah, n. View full entry 1950
...(An honorific title for) an Iranian Shiite religious leader....
19. bardolatry, n. View full entry 1901
...Worship of the ‘Bard of Avon’, i.e. Shakespeare. (Occas. used of other writers.)...
20. Barthian, adj. and n. View full entry 1929
...Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Barth, or his writings....
