one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"
a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
be in the banking business
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"
of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"
of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"
marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"
the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"