| CIRCUMCISION | • circumcision n. The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. • circumcision n. The surgical removal of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision. • circumcision n. (Often proscribed) The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female… |
| DIFFUSIONISM | • diffusionism n. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| HUMILIATIONS | • humiliations n. Plural of humiliation. • HUMILIATION n. the act of humiliating. |
| ILLUSIONISMS | • illusionisms n. Plural of illusionism. • ILLUSIONISM n. the doctrine that the external world is illusory. |
| IMMUNISATION | • immunisation n. (British spelling, immunology) Alternative spelling of immunization. • immunisation n. (Rail transport, electrical engineering) The process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies… • IMMUNISATION n. the act of immunising, also IMMUNIZATION. |
| IMPETIGINOUS | • impetiginous adj. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo. • IMPETIGINOUS adj. suffering from impetigo. |
| INFUSIONISMS | • INFUSIONISM n. the doctrine that at the birth of each individual a preexisting soul is implanted in his body. |
| INIMICITIOUS | • inimicitious adj. (Obsolete) Inimical; unfriendly, hostile. • INIMICITIOUS adj. (Sterne) unfriendly. |
| INTUITIONISM | • intuitionism n. (Mathematics) An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires… • INTUITIONISM n. the belief that the perception of truth is by intuition. |
| LUMINOSITIES | • luminosities n. Plural of luminosity. • LUMINOSITY n. the state of being luminous. |
| MICTURITIONS | • micturitions n. Plural of micturition. • MICTURITION n. abnormally frequent urination. |
| MOISTURISING | • moisturising v. Present participle of moisturise. • MOISTURISE v. to add moisture to, also MOISTURIZE. |
| MOISTURIZING | • moisturizing v. Present participle of moisturize. • moisturizing n. The act of making something moist; especially, of a cosmetic, making the skin or hair less dry. • moisturizing adj. That moisturizes. |
| NUMINOSITIES | • numinosities n. Plural of numinosity. |
| OPHIDIARIUMS | • OPHIDIARIUM n. a snake-house. |
| POSTLIMINIUM | • postliminium n. (Historical, Roman antiquity) The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person… • postliminium n. (Law) The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their… • POSTLIMINIUM n. the right by which persons and property seized in war are restored to their former status on recovery, also POSTLIMINY. |
| SITUATIONISM | • situationism n. (Psychology) A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors… • situationism n. (Politics) A mid-20th-century offshoot of Marxism, influenced by avant-garde art movements. • SITUATIONISM n. the theory that behaviour is determined by surrounding situations rather than by personal qualities. |
| TRIDOMINIUMS | • tridominiums n. Plural of tridominium. • TRIDOMINIUM n. (Latin) threefold rule. |
| UNIFORMITIES | • uniformities n. Plural of uniformity. • UNIFORMITY n. the state of being uniform. |
| VERISIMILOUS | • verisimilous adj. (Obsolete) verisimilar. • VERISIMILOUS adj. having the appearance of truth. |