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colloquial collapse: characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"

cultism collapse: devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult

spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

topical collapse: of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"; pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"; of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

normative collapse: relating to or dealing with norms; "normative discipline"; "normative samples"

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

mystique collapse: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

accustomed collapse: (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face"; commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"

unliterary collapse: marked by lack of affectation or pedantry; "her talk was very unliterary"- W.D.Howells

natal collapse: a port city in northeastern Brazil; a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994"; relating to or accompanying birth; "natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences"; of or relating to the buttocks

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

autochthonous collapse: of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

religion collapse: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"; an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

patois collapse: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

plebeian collapse: one of the common people; of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"

vocabulary collapse: a language user's knowledge of words; the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques"; a listing of the words used in some enterprise

church collapse: a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"; one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship; the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week"; perform a special church rite or service for; "church a woman after childbirth"

gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

slang collapse: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"; informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"; abuse with coarse language; use slang or vulgar language

habitual collapse: made a norm or custom or habit; "his habitual practice was to eat an early supper"; "her habitual neatness"

aboriginal collapse: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"; of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"

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