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5781204638philosophiesthe study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.0
5781205118ZoroastrianismImage result for Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions.1
5781205451harsh reunificationthe process of unifying or uniting; union:2
5781206271emphasisspecial importance, value, or prominence given to something.3
5781206502cosmicof or relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth.4
5781209056absorbedintensely engaged; engrossed5
5781211398contradictory.mutually opposed or inconsistent.6
5781211982foretellpredict (the future or a future event7
5781212332soughtsimple past tense and past participle of seek.8
5781421178Brahmana member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.9
5781421524Confucian Authorthe system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.10
5781422006MahabharataA Sanskrit epic principally concerning the dynastic struggle and civil war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the kingdom of Kurukshetra about the 9th century BC, and containing the text of the Bhagavad-Gita, numerous subplots, and interpolations on theology, morals, and statecraft.11
5781422520Advocatingpublicly recommend or support.12
5781423227Upanishadicare a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.13
5781424019enunciatedexpress (a proposition or theory) in clear or definite terms14
5781424923aristocratsomething believed to be the best of its kind.15
5781425930triumpha great victory or achievement.16
5781427215secularizingrefers to the historical process in which religion loses social and cultural significance17
5781431026polytheisticthe belief in or worship of more than one god.18
5781432937monotheisticthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.19
5781434930metaphysicalbased on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning.20
5781435173empiricalbased on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.21
5781435174syllogisman instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn22

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