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exorcist collapse: someone who practices exorcism; one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church

nomination collapse: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"; the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

festival collapse: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"; a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

altar collapse: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; the table in Christian churches where communion is given

temple collapse: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity; an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes; the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"

birthday collapse: an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it); the date on which a person was born

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

pastor collapse: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

pope collapse: the head of the Roman Catholic Church; English poet and satirist (1688-1744)

ineffable collapse: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"

Christianity collapse: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

bey collapse: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire; (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"

Yom Kippur collapse: (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

bogey collapse: an evil spirit; (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole; to shoot in one stroke over par

caesar collapse: conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC); United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)

czar collapse: a person having great power; a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

retreat collapse: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"; (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset; (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position; a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet; make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"; move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

inviolable collapse: must be kept sacred; incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"

canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

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