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单词 cognitive content
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cognitive content
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cognitive content
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Once again, they concluded about half the cognitive content of the worry episodes included attempts to solve a problem.
New York Times(May 09, 2016)
Once again, they concluded about half the cognitive content of the worry episodes included attempts to solve a problem.
New York Times(May 09, 2016)
n the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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content, mental object
Demogorgon
(Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld
Hypnos
(Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
Morpheus
the Roman god of sleep and dreams
Boddhisatva
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Arhant
a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
Supreme Being
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Prince of Darkness
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Quetzalcoatl
an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
Augsburg Confession
the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
Amaethon
the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture
Ana
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
Angus Og
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
Arawn
Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies)
Arianrhod
Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan
Boann
Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
Brigit
Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
Dagda
chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
Dana
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Don
Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
Dylan
Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
Epona
(possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses
Gwydion
Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization
Gwyn
Celtic underworld god
LLud
a Celtic warrior god
Llyr
Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir
Lugh
ancient Celtic god
Manannan
Celtic god of the sea; son of Ler
Manawyddan
Celtic sea god; son of Llyr
Morrigan
Celtic war goddess
Amen-Ra
Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
Anubis
Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
Aten
the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
Bast
cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
Geb
Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
Horus
Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
Isis
Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
Khepera
Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator
Min
an Egyptian god of procreation
Nephthys
Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set
Nut
Egyptian goddess of the sky
Osiris
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
Ptah
a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
Ra
ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
Eye of Ra
a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun
Seth
evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Thoth
Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
Adad
Babylonian god of storms and wind
Adapa
a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)
Anshar
the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'
Antum
Babylonian consort of Anu
Anu
Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea
Apsu
father of the gods and consort of Tiamat
Aruru
mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag
Ashir
chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
Ashtoreth
an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar
Mylitta
Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
Baal
any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
Bel
Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
Dagon
god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
Dagan
god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
Damgalnunna
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
Dumuzi
Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna
Ea
the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
Enki
water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea
En-lil
god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods
Eresh-kigal
goddess of death and consort of Nergal
Girru
the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery
Gula
the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta
Igigi
any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu
Inanna
consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)
Ki
goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
Kishar
Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world'
Mama
a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Baal Merodach
the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
Molech
god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
Nabu
Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools
Nammu
goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth
Namtaru
a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind
Nanna
god of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
Nergal
(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
Nina
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
Ningal
(Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin
Ningirsu
Babylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture
Ningishzida
an underworld Babylonian deity; patron of medicine
Ninkharsag
the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu
Nintoo
a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Ninurta
a solar deity; firstborn of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with biblical Nimrod
Nusku
god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru
Ramman
god of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad
Sarpanitu
consort of Marduk
Shamash
the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion
Sin
(Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
Tashmitum
consort of Nabu
Tiamat
(Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu
Utnapishtim
favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal
Utug
sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash
Zubird
evil storm god represented as a black bird
Aditi
a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas
Agni
(Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas
Asura
earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura
Bhaga
Hindu god of wealth and love
Brahma
the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
Brihaspati
personification of the power of ritual devotion
Bhumi Devi
Hindu earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu
Devi
Hindu mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects
Chandi
malevolent aspect of Devi
Durga
Hindu goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi
Dyaus-pitar
Hindu god of the sky
Ganapati
Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; the god who removes obstacles
Gauri
in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant'
Hanuman
in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage
Indra
chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder
Ka
unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
Kali
wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi
Kama
Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
Mara
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama
Karttikeya
Hindu god of bravery
Lakshmi
Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity
Mitra
Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth
Parjanya
Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra
Annapurna
wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty
Prajapati
Hindu god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma
Pushan
celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead
Rahu
a Hindu demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses
Rudra
father of the Hindu storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva
Sarasvati
Hindu goddess of learning and the arts
Savitar
an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect
Shakti
the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
Shiva
the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
Skanda
Hindu god of war
Surya
an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light
Uma
a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor'
Ushas
Hindu goddess of dawn; daughter of the sky and sister of the night
Varuna
in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world
Vayu
Hindu wind god
Vishnu
the sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds
Yama
Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld
Mithras
ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
Ahura Mazda
chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
Ahriman
the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
Chang Kuo-lao
one of the 8 immortals of Taoism
Wen Ch'ang
Chinese god of literature
Taoist Trinity
the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism
Heavenly Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity
Mystic Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity
Spiritual Jewel
a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse
Kuan Yin
(Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
Amaterasu Omikami
central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
Hachiman
a Shinto god of war
Hotei
one of the 7 gods of happiness
Izanagi
the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami
Izanami
sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan
Kami
one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
Kwannon
Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
Ninigino-Mikoto
grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan
Olympic god
a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Aeolus
god of the winds in ancient mythology
Phoebus Apollo
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
Aphrodite
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Urania
goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Ares
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
Eris
(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
Thanatos
(Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx
Mors
(Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
Mars
(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
Nyx
(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
Artemis
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
Boreas
(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind
Diana
(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
Ate
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
Pallas Athena
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
Minerva
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
Chaos
(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe
Saturn
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
Demeter
(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Ceres
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
Dionysus
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Doris
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
Aesculapius
son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
Bacchus
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Erebus
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
Night
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
Eros
(Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
Cupid
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Gaea
(Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
Hebe
(Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods
Helios
(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
Sol
(Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
Hecate
(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
Hephaestus
(Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan
Vulcan
(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
Hermes
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Hermaphroditus
(Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
Mercury
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
Hygeia
(Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
Panacea
(Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
Hera
queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
Janus
(Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
Juno
(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
Hestia
(Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta
Vesta
(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
Hymen
(Greek mythology) the god of marriage
Minos
son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
Ariadne
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
Clotho
the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
Lachesis
the Greek goddess of fate who determines the length of the thread of life
Atropos
the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life
Momos
god of blame and mockery
Nemesis
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
Nereus
(Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids
Nike
(Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
Victoria
(Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
Ouranos
(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
goat god
(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
Faunus
(Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
Pasiphae
(Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne
Poseidon
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Proteus
(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
Neptune
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
Persephone
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Proserpina
goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Phaethon
(Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
Aidoneus
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
Orcus
god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Pythoness
(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
Priapus
(classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
Selene
(Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
Luna
(Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
Eos
(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
Aurora
(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
Tellus
(Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
Titan
(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
Titaness
(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology
Triton
(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
Tyche
(Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna
Fortuna
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
Zephyr
(Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
Zeus
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
Jupiter
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
Ops
(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Silvanus
(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
Balder
(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth
Brage
(Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin
Elli
(Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
Forseti
(Norse mythology) god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna
Freyr
(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
Freyja
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
Frigga
(Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin
Heimdallr
(Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard
Hela
(Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
Hoenir
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind
Hoder
(Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
Ithunn
(Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young
Loki
(Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor
Njorth
(Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus
Odin
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
Sif
(Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home
Thor
(Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
Tyrr
(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
Donar
the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
Nerthus
the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord
Wotan
supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden
Tiu
god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr
Wodan
chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
Mater Turrita
great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
Mephistopheles
evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
Zurvan
the Zoroastrian god of time
Saint Ambrose
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
Saint Andrew the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
Saint Anselm
an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
Saint Thomas Aquinas
(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)
Athanasius the Great
(Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)
Augustine of Hippo
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430)
St. Basil the Great
(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
Saint Thomas a Becket
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
the Venerable Bede
(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)
Saint Benedict
Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)
Apostle of Germany
(Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
Saint Bridget
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Saint Bruno
(Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101)
Domingo de Guzman
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
Saint Edward the Confessor
son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066)
Saint Edward the Martyr
King of England who was a son of Edgar; he was challenged for the throne by supporters of his half-brother Ethelred II who eventually murdered him (963-978)
Saint Francis of Assisi
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226)
Gregory the Great
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
St. Gregory of Nazianzen
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
Saint Ignatius
bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)
Saint Irenaeus
Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200)
Saint James the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
Saint John the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
St. John Chrysostom
(Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407)
St. John the Baptist
(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome
Saint Jude
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
Saint Lawrence
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Leo the Great
Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461)
Saint Louis
king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
Saint Luke
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
Saint Mark
Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
St. Martin
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
St. Mary Magdalene
sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus
Saint Matthew the Apostle
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
Saint Nicholas
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
Saint Olaf
King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
Apostle of the Gentiles
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
Saint Peter the Apostle
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
Simon the Canaanite
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582)
Thomas the doubting Apostle
the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
St. Vitus
Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
Jagannatha
an avatar of Vishnu
Kalki
the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
Krishna
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
Rama
avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
Silenus
the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
Calliope
(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
Clio
(Greek mythology) the Muse of history
Erato
(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
Euterpe
(Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
Melpomene
(Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
Terpsichore
(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
Thalia
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
Urania
(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
Urth
goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past
Verthandi
goddess of fate: an elf who personified the present
Skuld
goddess of fate: a dwarf who personified the future
Father Christmas
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
Saint Christopher
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
Saint Crispin
patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
Saint David
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
Saint George
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
Saint Patrick
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
Lorelei
a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
tradition
an inherited pattern of thought or action
object
the focus of cognitions or feelings
food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
noumenon, thing-in-itself
the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
universe, universe of discourse
everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
issue, matter, subject, topic
some situation or event that is thought about
issue
an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
idea, thought
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
wisdom
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
internal representation, mental representation, representation
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
belief
any cognitive content held as true
disbelief, unbelief
a rejection of belief
heresy, unorthodoxy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
end, goal
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
education
knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
experience
the content of direct observation or participation in an event
acculturation, culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
lore, traditional knowledge
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
ignorance
the lack of knowledge or education
domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain
the content of a particular field of knowledge
metaknowledge
knowledge about knowledge
physical education
training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene
experience
the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
convergence, intersection, overlap
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
reality, world
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
life, living
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
re-experiencing, reliving
a recurrence of a prior experience
pabulum
insipid intellectual nourishment
antipathy
the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided
bugbear, hobgoblin
an object of dread or apprehension
execration
the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
center, center of attention, centre, centre of attention
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
hallucination
an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode
infatuation
an object of extravagant short-lived passion
love, passion
any object of warm affection or devotion
reminder
an experience that causes you to remember something
gut issue, hot-button issue
an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions
paramount issue
an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled
bread-and-butter issue, pocketbook issue
an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources
quodlibet
an issue that is presented for formal disputation
area
a subject of study
blind spot
a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment
remit
the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
res adjudicata, res judicata
a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
inspiration
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
cogitation
a carefully considered thought about something
concept, conception, construct
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
preoccupation
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
misconception
an incorrect conception
plan, program, programme
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
figment
a contrived or fantastic idea
generalisation, generality, generalization
an idea or conclusion having general application
suggestion
an idea that is suggested
belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
reaction
an idea evoked by some experience
theorem
an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
notion, whim, whimsey, whimsy
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
meaning, substance
the idea that is intended
burden
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
motif, theme
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
bare bones
(plural) the most basic facts or elements
hypostasis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
haecceity, quiddity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quintessence
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
stuff
a critically important or characteristic component
ideal
the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
idealisation, idealization
something that exists only as an idea
keynote
a fundamental or central idea
kink
an eccentric idea
abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity, reconditeness
wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
instantiation
a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
antitype
a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament
stereotype
a conventional or formulaic conception or image
schema, scheme
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
image, mental image
an iconic mental representation
interpretation, reading, version
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
phantasmagoria
a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream)
psychosexuality
the mental representation of sexual activities
percept, perception, perceptual experience
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
memory
something that is remembered
example, model
a representative form or pattern
appearance
a mental representation
blur, fuzz
a hazy or indistinct representation
abstractionism, unrealism
a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
concrete representation, concretism
a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
article of faith, conviction, strong belief
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
faith, trust
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
philosophy
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation
expectation, outlook, prospect
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
fetichism, fetishism
a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
geneticism
the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically
meliorism
the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
autotelism
belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
originalism
the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
pacificism, pacifism
the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
faith, religion, religious belief
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
opinion, popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi
a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
revolutionism
a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles
sacerdotalism
a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
spiritualism
the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
spiritual domain, spiritual world, unseen
a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit
suffragism
the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women)
supernaturalism
a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
superstition, superstitious notion
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
supremacism
the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others
theory
a belief that can guide behavior
theosophism
belief in theosophy
thought
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
totemism
belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
tribalism
the beliefs of a tribal society
values
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
vampirism
belief in the existence of vampires
individualism
a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
old wives' tale
a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
agnosticism, scepticism, skepticism
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
atheism
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
aim, object, objective, target
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
bourn, bourne
an archaic term for a goal or destination
end-all
the ultimate goal
destination, terminus
the ultimate goal for which something is done
no-goal
a nonexistent goal
aim, design, intent, intention, purpose
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
intention
(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
meme
a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
folklore
the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship
profound scholarly knowledge
enlightenment
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
foundation, grounding
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
ignorantness, nescience, unknowing, unknowingness
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
inexperience, rawness
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
unenlightenment
a lack of understanding
illiteracy
ignorance resulting from not reading
bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field
a branch of knowledge
realm, region
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
scientific knowledge
knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles
Arianism
heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son
Marcionism
the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human
Monophysitism
a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature
Monothelitism
the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople
Nestorianism
the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God)
Pelagianism
the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
Docetism
the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
Gnosticism
a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
tritheism
(Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods
Albigensianism, Catharism
a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
Zurvanism
a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring
spiritual being, supernatural being
an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
cognition, knowledge, noesis
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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