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polity
Definition
a particular form or system of government such as civil polity, ecclesiastical polity.
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communal
Definition
of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project.
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uniformity
Definition
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness
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centralization
Definition
the concentration of administrative power in a central government, authority, etc.
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urbanization
Definition
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality. Urban means pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
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embankment
Definition
n. a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
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authoritarian
Definition
adj. of or pertaining to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.
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ritual purification
Definition
Ritual purification is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to worship
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ritual lustration
Definition
v. Historically, it was the term for various ancient Greek and Roman purification rituals like to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method. Lustration means to purify
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steatite
Definition
n. a massive variety of talc with a soapy or greasy feel, used for hearths, washtubs, tabletops, carved ornaments, etc.
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faience
Definition
n. glazed earthenware or pottery, esp. a fine variety with highly colored designs.
Origin: 1705–1715; < F, originally pottery of Faenza a city in northern Italy
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carnelian
Definition
n. A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.
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chalcedony
Definition
n. plural -nies. a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish.
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turquoise
Definition
n. 1. Also, turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem.
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cabochon
Definition
n. a precious stone of convex hemispherical or oval form, polished but not cut into facets.
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thomboid
Definition
n. an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
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boustrophedon writing
Definition
n. an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right.
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engraving
Definition
n. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed.
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inscription
Definition
n. a historical, religious, or other record cut, impressed, painted, or written on stone, brick, metal, or other hard surface.
Term
decode
Definition
v. 1. to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form.
2. to extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols).
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fortification
Definition
n. Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort: Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun.
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citadel
Definition
n. 1.a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
2. any strongly fortified place; stronghold.
Term
granary
Definition
n. a storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it has been threshed or husked.
Term
facade
Definition
n. in Architecture. a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one.
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Aryans
Definition
n. 1.Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
2. (in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, esp. of Nordic stock.
adj. 1.(formerly) Indo-European or
2. (formerly) Indo-Iranian.
Term
zebu (humped cattle)
Definition
n. one of a domesticated form of cattle, Bos taurus indicus, of India, having a large hump over the shoulders and a large dewlap.
Term
ablutions
Definition
n. a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.
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masonry
Definition
n. the craft of a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
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crenelated
Definition
n. furnished with crenelations (notched), as a parapet or molding, in the manner of a battlement.
Term
bitumen
Definition
n. 1.any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
2. (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar.
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static (unchanging)
Definition
adj. 1.pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
2. showing little or no change: a static concept; a static relationship.
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