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ch 015 vocab
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10th Grade
02/21/2012

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the practice of having two or more spouses at a time
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polygamy
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the practice of having two or more wives at a time
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polygyny
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the practice of having two or more husbands at a time
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polyandry
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literally, rule by God
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theocracy
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a state where religious leaders exercise direct or indirect political authority
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theocracy
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one who is carried away by a cause to an extreme or excessive degree
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zealot
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referring to any place or plan that aims at an ideal social order
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utopian
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referring to the theory or practice in which the means of production are owned by the community as a whole
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communistic
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referring to the belief in or practice of the superiority of community life or values over individual life, but not necessarily the common ownership of material goods
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communitarian
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the principle or practice of sexual relations unrestricted by law, marriage, or religious constraints
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free love
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concerning the improvement of the human species through selective breeding or genetic control
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eugenic
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the practice of sexual intercourse w/o the male's release of semen
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coitus reservatus
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concerning the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, or any artistic or cultural values presumed to be based on those ancient enduring principles
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classical
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referring to the belief in the direct apprehension of God or divine mystery, w/o reliance on reason or human comprehension
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mystical
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one who refuses to follow established or conventional ideas or habits
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nonconformist
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the principle of resolving or engaging in conflict w/o any resort to physical force
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nonviolence
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sophisticated, elegant, cosmopolitan
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urbane
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under the care and direction of God or other benevolent natural or supernatural forces
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providential
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