A major worry is public apathy—fatalism bred of stories about the all-destroying horror of the H-bomb (Wall Street Journal).
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bru|tal|ism — «BROO tuh lihz uhm», noun. a style of architecture using plain, massive, structural components, usually of concrete. –bru´tal|ist, noun, adjective … Useful english dictionary
men|tal|ism — «MEHN tuh lihz uhm», noun. the doctrine that mental processes are valid subjects of scientific study and experimentation: »When the behaviorists threw out mentalism, they made stimuli and responses the critical elements (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
to|tal|ism — «TOH tuh lihz uhm», noun. any system or philosophy of absolute control over individuals by the state. ╂[short for totalitarianism] … Useful english dictionary
vi|tal|ism — «VY tuh lihz uhm», noun. the doctrine that the behavior of a living organism is, at least in part, due to a vital principle that cannot possibly be explained by physics and chemistry … Useful english dictionary
o|ri|en|tal|ism — or o|ri|en|tal|ism «AWR ee UHN tuh lihz uhm, OHR », noun. 1. a) Oriental character or characteristics: »To Eastern ears this may seem about as exotic as Rimsky Korsakov s orientalism is to our own (Harper s). b) an Oriental mode of thought or… … Useful english dictionary
O|ri|en|tal|ism — or o|ri|en|tal|ism «AWR ee UHN tuh lihz uhm, OHR », noun. 1. a) Oriental character or characteristics: »To Eastern ears this may seem about as exotic as Rimsky Korsakov s orientalism is to our own (Harper s). b) an Oriental mode of thought or… … Useful english dictionary
ne´o-Pen´te|cos´tal|ism — ne|o Pen|te|cos|tal «NEE oh PEHN tuh KS tuhl, KOS ; PEHN tuh KS , KOS », adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with a movement in Protestant and Catholic churches of the United States which emphasizes Pentecostal beliefs and practices. –n. a… … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|cap|i|tal|ism — «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of capitalism and to the institutions or practices based on them. –an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist, noun, adjective … Useful english dictionary
cap|i|tal|ism — «KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. an economic system in which private individuals or groups of individuals own land, factories, and other means of production. They compete with one another, using the hired labor of other persons, to produce goods… … Useful english dictionary
con|ti|nen|tal|ism — «KON tuh NEHN tuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. an expression, opinion, procedure, or other mannerism characteristic of the Continent (of Europe): »It was all a part of the new continentalism (Punch). 2. the characteristics of a continental land mass as… … Useful english dictionary
