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manifesto collapse: a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

datum collapse: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

confidence collapse: a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"; a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"; a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"; a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

unreality collapse: the quality possessed by something that is unreal; the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact

enthusiast collapse: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

mirage collapse: something illusory and unattainable; an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

assumption collapse: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"; the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

eye collapse: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"; the organ of sight; good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"; attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"; look at

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

ideal collapse: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain; model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal; constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"; conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal; of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

airs collapse: affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"

thought collapse: the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"

conception collapse: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

distrust collapse: the trait of not trusting others; regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

uncritical collapse: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"; marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"

traditionalism collapse: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters); strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings; the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

visionary collapse: a person with unusual powers of foresight; a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

exhibit collapse: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence; show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"

position paper collapse: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

vow collapse: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"; make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"; dedicate to a deity by a vow

hallucination collapse: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"; illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

position collapse: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom; a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"; (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"; the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"; the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"; a rationalized mental attitude; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"; the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"; the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"; cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

lore collapse: knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

affidavit collapse: written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

grounds collapse: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

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