(theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself"
concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"
a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
the quantity contained in a case
a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the jitters"
look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men cased the housed"