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1. Philosophy
stratify
positivism
congregate
despot
2. Control of a product or service by one company
doctrine
ethnocentric
garrison
monopoly
3. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
sect
inextricable
sedentary
4. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
subordinate
pluralism
manifestation
indigenous
5. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
sedentary
venerate
adept
primogeniture
6. A god or goddess
deity
lineage
ethnocentric
innate
7. Predicted; foretold
ideology
subordinate
prophesized
heretic
8. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
ethics
fuse
subordinate
morality
9. Woven materials; cloth
textiles
medieval
classical
paramount
10. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
harem
uniformity
subordinate
forestalling
11. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
inextricable
investiture
medieval
12. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
faction
eunuchs
pagan
matrilineal
13. A cruel and oppressive dictator - tyrant
evangelize
monopoly
paramount
despot
14. A remote and undeveloped area
hinterland
forestalling
vigor
innate
15. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
subordinate
ideology
suppressed
primogeniture
16. Devotion and reverence to God
piety
mortality
faction
patronage
17. The act of being formally connected or joined
affiliation
vigor
deity
classical
18. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
morality
status
congregate
eradicate
19. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
papacy
emulate
ethics
precedent
20. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
paramount
medieval
harem
theocracy
21. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
abdicate
medieval
congregate
maritime
22. Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son; seniority by birth
scorn
forestalling
stratify
primogeniture
23. To wipe out; to destroy
indigenous
conscript
egalitarian
eradicate
24. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
stratify
patrilineal
conscript
egalitarian
25. A remote and undeveloped area
precedent
hinterland
imperial
pastoral
26. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
eunuchs
patronage
stratify
27. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
status
pluralism
pagan
fealty
28. Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
mortality
garrison
advent
subsequent
29. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
ideology
despot
scorn
monasticism
30. Death rate
deity
stratify
investiture
mortality
31. Predicted; foretold
prophesized
inevitable
doctrine
puritanical
32. Natural - inborn
indigenous
suppressed
innate
prophesized
33. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
piety
paramount
hierarchy
sovereignty
34. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
mystic
lineage
maritime
adherents
35. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
pagan
innate
textiles
vigor
36. Belief in government run by religious leaders
theocracy
egalitarian
medieval
uniformity
37. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
eradicate
matrilineal
indigenous
affiliation
38. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
investiture
concubine
deity
papacy
39. Open disrespect for a person or thing - look down on with disdain
scorn
puritanical
conscript
ethnocentric
40. Multiple ethnic or religious groups existing in the same area
affiliation
hastened
pluralism
harem
41. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
secular
ecclesiastic
heretic
mortality
42. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
theocracy
piety
imperial
decadent
43. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
medieval
imperial
eunuchs
ideology
44. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
vigor
piety
pastoral
heretic
45. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
sect
monopoly
sovereignty
adherents
46. Sameness; monotony; uniform - the same all over
inextricable
uniformity
theocracy
mortality
47. A belief - principle - or teaching
doctrine
paramount
morality
eunuchs
48. To stop; delay - hinder
forestalling
indigenous
autonomy
eradicate
49. To wipe out; to destroy
mystic
puritanical
eradicate
egalitarian
50. To give up power
medieval
abdicate
despot
sedentary
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