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humanism collapse: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural; the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

letters collapse: the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"; scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

reading collapse: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"; the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books"; a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"; written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport"; a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"; a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

culture collapse: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"; the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

learning collapse: the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

earthborn collapse: connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures"; springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings"; of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence"

existential collapse: relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence); of or as conceived by existentialism; "an existential moment of choice"

alimony collapse: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

mechanistic collapse: explained in terms of physical forces; "a mechanistic universe"; of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism

tellurian collapse: an inhabitant of the earth; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

empirical collapse: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

rationalistic collapse: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

profundity collapse: intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence"

science collapse: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"

metaphysical collapse: highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"; without material form or substance; "metaphysical forces"; pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics; "metaphysical philosophy"

utilitarian collapse: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility; having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"; having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"

pension collapse: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working; grant a pension to

stipend collapse: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

finite collapse: bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent; of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

diligence collapse: conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation; persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

realist collapse: a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them; a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style; a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

biofeedback collapse: a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them

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