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101Zoroastrianism — /zawr oh as tree euh niz euhm, zohr /, n. an Iranian religion, founded c600 B.C. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu,… …
102genetic disease, human — Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that are caused by mutations in one or more genes (gene). With the increasing ability to control infectious and nutritional diseases in developed countries, there has come the realization …
103McLennan, John Ferguson — ▪ Scottish lawyer and ethnologist born Oct. 14, 1827, Inverness, Inverness shire, Scot. died June 16, 1881, Hayes Common, Kent, Eng. Scottish lawyer and ethnologist whose ideas on cultural evolution, kinship, and the origins of religion… …
104South Dakota — • The thirty ninth state, admitted to the Union on 2 November, 1889 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. South Dakota South Dakota …
105collateral — col·lat·er·al 1 /kə la tə rəl, la trəl/ adj 1 a: accompanying as a secondary fact, activity, or agency but subordinate to a main consideration b: not directly relevant or material a collateral evidentiary matter a collateral issue 2: belonging to …
106kindred — I noun ancestor, ancestral relation, blood relations, blood relatives, brethren, clan, clansmen, cognati, consanguine i, descendant, family, folk, kin, kinsfolk, kinsmen, kinspeople, lineage, necessarii, next of kin, relation by birth, relation… …
107consanguineal — adjective Related by bloodline; consanguineous. In the family law of very early society descent is in the female line, the control of the children belongs to the mother and her consanguineal kindred …
108wolf — 1. noun /ˈwʊlf/ a) A large wild canid (member of the dog family), closely related to, and at times consanguineous to the domestic dog, which is considered a subspecies of the wolf. b) A man who makes am …
109consanguinuity — noun The state of being consanguineous …
110birth — 1. noun /bɜː(ɹ)θ/ a) The process of childbearing. He was of noble birth, but fortune had not favored him. b) An instance of childbirth. See Also: accident of birth, bear, birth control …
