GRIFFINISM | • griffinism n. (Historical) The attitudes or behaviour of griffins (new arrivals in British India). • GRIFFINISM n. being like a griffin, in the sense of greenhorn. |
GRIFFINISMS | • GRIFFINISM n. being like a griffin, in the sense of greenhorn. |
OFFICIALISM | • officialism n. The rigid, perfunctory and literal adherence to official duties and regulations. • officialism n. Officials collectively. • OFFICIALISM n. excessive devotion to routine or position. |
DIFFORMITIES | • difformities n. Plural of difformity. • DIFFORMITY n. irregularity of form. |
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. |
DISAFFIRMING | • disaffirming v. Present participle of disaffirm. • DISAFFIRM v. to assert the contrary of; to contradict. |
EFFEMINISING | • effeminising v. Present participle of effeminise. • EFFEMINISE v. (archaic) to make effeminate, also EFFEMINIZE. |
OFFICIALISMS | • officialisms n. Plural of officialism. • OFFICIALISM n. excessive devotion to routine or position. |
SEMIOFFICIAL | • semiofficial adj. Alternative spelling of semi-official. • semi-official adj. Having some degree of official authority. • SEMIOFFICIAL adj. having some official authority or standing. |
DIFFUSIONISMS | • diffusionisms n. Plural of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
SEMIOFFICIALS | Sorry, definition not available. |
DISAFFIRMATION | • disaffirmation n. The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true. • disaffirmation n. Repudiation of self or other. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DISAFFIRMATION n. the act of disaffirming. |
FORISFAMILIATE | • forisfamiliate v. (Intransitive, law) To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance. • forisfamiliate v. (Transitive, law) Of a father: to put (a son or daughter) in possession of land which the son or daughter… • FORISFAMILIATE v. (Scots) to emancipate from parental authority. |
INDIFFERENTISM | • indifferentism n. (Religion) The doctrine that all religions are equally valid. • indifferentism n. (More broadly) Relativism, agnosticism; apathy, indifference. • indifferentism n. (Countable) An expression of such a doctrine or view. |
SEMIOFFICIALLY | • semiofficially adv. In a semiofficial capacity. • SEMIOFFICIAL adv. having some official authority or standing. |
DISAFFIRMATIONS | • disaffirmations n. Plural of disaffirmation. • DISAFFIRMATION n. the act of disaffirming. |
FORISFAMILIATED | • forisfamiliated v. Simple past tense and past participle of forisfamiliate. • FORISFAMILIATE v. (Scots) to emancipate from parental authority. |
FORISFAMILIATES | • forisfamiliates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forisfamiliate. • FORISFAMILIATE v. (Scots) to emancipate from parental authority. |
IMMUNODIFFUSION | • immunodiffusion n. A technique used to detect the reaction between an antigen and an antibody by observing the behavior… • IMMUNODIFFUSION n. any of various analytical techniques that involve antigen and antibody solutions diffusing toward each other in a gel until antibody binds specifically to antigen to form a precipitate. |
INDIFFERENTISMS | • indifferentisms n. Plural of indifferentism. • INDIFFERENTISM n. the belief that all religions are equally valid. |