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227742611chastityabstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)0
227742612diasporathe dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)1
227742613diffusionthe act of dispersing or diffusing something2
227742614disseminationthe act of spreading widely; scattering3
227742615egalitarianismbelief in equality4
227742616epidemicthe rapid spread of a disease among many people5
227742617feudalisma political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service6
227742618guilda formal association of people with similar interests7
227742619infidelone who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever8
227742620mercenarieshired soldiers9
227742621missionarysomeone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program10
227742622schismdivision of a group into opposing factions11
227742623sovereignpossessed of controlling power12
227742624syncretismthe union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)13
227742625usurythe act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest14

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