Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- pathetic fallacy
- the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
- earth science
- any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
- notion
- a general inclusive concept
- Tao
- the ultimate principle of the universe
- ecstatic state
- a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances
- nephrology
- the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
- perception
- knowledge gained by perceiving
- divine law
- a law that is believed to come directly from God
- neonatology
- that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates
- Benford's law
- a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers
- snare
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- oology
- the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number)
- calling card
- a distinguishing characteristic or behavior
- vanilla
- a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
- spiritualism
- the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
- Satanism
- a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
- phonetics
- the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
- Garden of Eden
- a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
- fantasy
- imagination unrestricted by reality
- etiology
- the philosophical study of causation
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