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| A conidition characterized by the relative absence or confusion of values within a group or society |
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| A property of science whereby two or more scientests, studying the same phenomenon can reach the same conclusion. |
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| An institution typified by the Hebrew requirement that a relative of the deceased husband much have sexual intercourse with the deceased's widow to provide a male heir. |
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| Unusual events or social circumstances that do not occur in normal patterns of social interaction. |
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| A system of beliefs and practices related to the sacred, the supernatural, and/or a set of values to which the individual is very committed. |
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| A set of culturally prescibred actions or behaviors. |
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| A body of knowledge based upon sensory evidence or empirical observations. |
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| The ascription of immortality to the individual by perpetuating the meaning of the person (the self). |
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