the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency
synergism
Noun
the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace
synergism
Noun
the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
sound structure
Noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
syllable structure
Noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
southernism
Noun
an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
southernism
Noun
a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
social anthropology
Noun
the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
symbolic logic
Noun
any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
semasiology
Noun
the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
sound law
Noun
a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
sociolinguistics
Noun
the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
sympathy
Noun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
sympathy
Noun
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
sympathy
Noun
a relation of affinity or harmony between people
structural linguistics
Noun
linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
synchronic linguistics
Noun
the study of a language without reference to its historical context
supply-side economics
Noun
the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of production as a means of stimulating the economy
sociology
Noun
the study and classification of human societies
structuralism
Noun
a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
structuralism
Noun
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
structuralism
Noun
linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
structural sociology
Noun
a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
structural anthropology
Noun
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
sociometry
Noun
the quantitative study of social relationships
strategics
Noun
the science or art of strategy
systematics
Noun
the science of systematic classification
stratum
Noun
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
stratum
Noun
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
stratum
Noun
one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
socialism
Noun
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
socialism
Noun
an economic system based on state ownership of capital
sectarianism
Noun
a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
standpoint
Noun
a mental position from which things are viewed
segregationism
Noun
a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation
shamanism
Noun
an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
shamanism
Noun
any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
social democracy
Noun
the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
sectionalism
Noun
a partiality for some particular place
sentential function
Noun
formal expression containing variables
synonym
Noun
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
storage medium
Noun
a medium for storing information
signifier
Noun
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
snail mail
Noun
any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service
smiley
Noun
an emoticon of a smiling face
smoking gun
Noun
indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)
superordinate word
Noun
a word that is more generic than a given word
spam
Noun
unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)