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5299850760pastoralismthe branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock0
5299885349agrariana social system upon which agriculture is the sustaining foundation.1
5299925769seculardenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.2
5299927592precariousdependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure3
5319198916degredationthe act of lowering in character or quality; debase.4
5319243408diasporaAny group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland5
5319248458patriarchalcharacteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., that are controlled by men6
5319264541synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or system.7
5319267678proselytizingto convert someone from one religious faith to another8
5319273516hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.9
5319284836scripturesany writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.10
5319293659subordinateplaced in or belonging to a lower order or rank; subject to or under the authority of a superior.11
5319301177reciprocalinversely related or proportional or opposite; given or felt by each toward the other or mutual12
5319322352virtueconformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.13
5319344322animismthe belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls; the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies.14
5319399883edictany authoritative proclamation or command.15
5319402662pervasivespread throughout16
5319408751mysticalof or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.17
5319414787infrastructurethe fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area18
5319424558syncretismthe attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.19
5319430254monumentalof historical or enduring significance20
5319434412oppressedto burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power21
5319440995diffuseto spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.22
5319442429aristocracya government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class.23
5319449043infanticidethe practice of killing newborn infants24

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