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The practice or condition of having two or more spouses at one time
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Polygamy
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Literally, rule by God; the term is often applied to a state where religous leaders exercise direct or indirect political authority. "...the community became a prosperous frontier theocracy and a cooperative commonwealth."
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Theocracy
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One who is carred away by a cause to an extreme or excessive degree.
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Zealot
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Referring to any place or plan that aims at an ideal social order.
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Utopian
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Reffering to a theory or practice in which the means of production are owned by the community as a whole
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Communistic
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Referring to the belief or practice of the superiority of community life or values over individual life, but not necessarily the common ownership of material goods.
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Communitarian
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The principle or practice of sexual relations unrestricted by law, marriage, or religious constraints
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Free Love
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Concerning the improvement of the human species through selective breeding or genetic control
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Eugenic
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The belief in or practice or marrying only one spouse at a time
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Monogamy
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Concerning the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, or any artistic or cultural values presumed to be based on those enduring ancient principles.
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Classical
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Referring to the belief in the direct apprehension of God or divine mystery, without reliance on reason or human comprehension.
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Mystical
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One who refuses to follow established or conventional ideas or habits.
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Nonconformist
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The principle of resolving or engaging in conflict without resort to physical force.
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Nonviolence
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Sophisticated, elegant, cosmopolitan.
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Urbane
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Under the care and direction of God or other benevolent natural or supernatural forces
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Providential
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