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Torah collapse: (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services; the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit; the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition

rite of passage collapse: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

exhausting collapse: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

ceremonious collapse: rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

crushing collapse: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

blood collapse: temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"; the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"; people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"; smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

graduation collapse: the successful completion of a program of study; a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

suffocation collapse: killing by depriving of oxygen; the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"

dazzling collapse: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones

ritual collapse: stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies; of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; "ritual killing"

internecine collapse: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war"; (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders"

formula collapse: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement; a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle; a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements; a liquid food for infants

scalp collapse: the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"; remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"; sell illegally, as on the black market

formality collapse: compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality"; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"; a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"

take the cake collapse: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

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